If You Could See The Earth… (1967)

The film takes us on a journey through humanity’s evolving view of our home planet—from ancient beliefs that the Earth was flat and supported by gigantic elephants and turtles, to the scientific discovery that Earth is a spherical body spinning on an invisible axis. It contrasts earlier myths with modern observations, such as ships vanishing over the horizon and the predictable cycle of day and night caused by Earth’s rotation. By comparing Earth to a spinning orange, the film explains how our planet’s rotation creates the diurnal cycle and how gravity pulls everything toward its center, ensuring that objects fall toward the ground. Ultimately, the film uses both historical context and simple experiments with globes and models to illustrate why we experience seasons, why certain regions remain cold, and how this all fits into the larger mechanics of our solar system—all driven by the constant interplay of rotation and gravitational forces.

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