Shape of the Earth may refer to:
- Figure of the Earth, scientific measurement of the Earth's shape.
- Flat Earth, a model of the Earth as a flat plane or disk.
- Spherical Earth, a model of the Earth as a sphere or oblate spheroid.
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“The shape of a rat?
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Just under the water
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“We cannot and must not get rid of nor deny our characteristics. But we can give them shape and direction.”
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