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> Ancient Mesopotamian astronomy, for instance, used a flat earth model.

I mean, we do too, we just call them 2D projections, but they are "flat earth models" :^)




Exactly this. A flat earth model can be extremely useful and convenient, and highly accurate depending on the use.




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