In amateur astronomy circles there are many disagreements over topics from the big bang to climate change to evolution. Why isn't there a single astronomer who thinks the Earth is flat? Professional astronomers argue about lots of things and there are plenty who support "fringe" theories and alternative cosmologies. Even historically, every notable astronomer, going right back to Aristotle (384–322 BC), has worked with a globe-earth model. In short, I can't find any flat-earth astronomers. I found a few collections of articles and papers but nothing worth reporting. I didn't expect to find many but given the very large number of astronomers in the world, and knowing that some of them have very eccentric ideas indeed, I did hope to find at least a few examples worth looking into. In February 2018 I spent some time searching for professional or amateur astronomers who are flat-earthers. Do any astronomers believe the Earth is flat?
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