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Originally Posted by Saul Good
Nobody said it's not important. It's not what the planet looks like, though. The Earth is a nearly perfect sphere. I can't believe I'm having this discussion with another adult.
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Gauss described the Geoid as the true mathematical figure of the earth.
In Geodesy it is known as the true physical figure of the earth.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoid