There are many evidences to show that the earth is spherical in shape. These are:

1. Sunrise and Sunset
   The earth rotates from West to East. Places in the East therefore receive sunlight before places in the West. All places on the earth would not receive sunlight at the same time if the earth was flat.

Sunrises and Sunset at different times on curved surface.

1. Ship's Visibility
   when a ship is observed at a distance from the sea, one will first see the smoke, and later the funnel before the entire ship. This shows that the sea surface is curved. If the earth was flat, the whole ship could be seen at once.

Eclipse of the Moon
when the earth comes between the sun and the moon, the earth's shadow that falls on the moon is a dark circle. If the earth was flat, its shadow would be circular.

1. Travelling round the World
   When somebody travels from a particular point A to the same direction, the person will come back to the same point. If the earth was flat, this could not be possible.
2. Aerial Photograph
   Photographs taken from rockets, show that the earth is spherical in shape.
3. Proves from other Heavenly Bodies
   Other heavenly bodies like the sun, the stars, and the planets are spherical in shape. These show that the earth is also spherical.