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When did people first figure out the world wasn\u2019t flat? Well, according to author James Hannam, it was much earlier than you might imagine. In today\u2019s episode, James tells Jon Bauckham more about humanity\u2019s quest to determine the shape of our planet \u2013 from ancient thinking and Chinese cosmology to Victorian flat-earthers.\n\n(Ad) James Hannam is the author of The Globe: How the Earth Became Round (Reaktion, 2023). Buy it now from Waterstones: https://go.skimresources.com?id=71026X1535947&xcust=historyextra-social-histboty&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.waterstones.com%2Fbook%2Fthe-globe%2Fjames-hannam%2F9781789147582\n\nThe HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine and BBC History Revealed.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices