Message from @Logrian
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from sea level, the water seems flat,but due to the size of the earth, gravity holds the water onto the earth
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There are rivers that flow for hundreds of miles towards the level of the sea without falling more than a few feet - notably, the Nile, which, in a thousand miles, falls but a foot. A level expanse of this extent is quite incompatible with the idea of the Earth's "convexity." It is, therefore, a reasonable proof that Earth is not a globe.
well, if the earth was a flying disc in space (which would be impossible for an object with this mass to look like), the edges of the earth would have the greatest gravitational attraction due to the density if feild lines, so all the water would be attracted there
If we take a trip down the Chesapeake Bay, in the day-time, we may see for ourselves the utter fallacy of the idea that when a vessel appears "hull down," as it is called, it is because the hull is "behind the water:" for, vessels, have been seen, and may often be seen - again, presenting the appearance spoken of, and away - far away - beyond those vessels, and, at the same moment, the level shore line, with its accompanying complement of tall trees towering up, in perspective, over the heads of the "hull-down" ships! Since, then, the idea will not stand its ground when the facts rise up against it, and it is a piece of the popular theory, the theory is a contemptible piece of business, and we may easily wring from it a proof that Earth is not a globe.
if water was flat,how come nobody has zoomed on from e.g Ireland all the way to new york
you need to be at a substantial height to see the curvature