Peanuts by Charles Schulz for March 16, 1959
March 15, 1959
March 17, 1959
Transcript:
Linus walks into Charlie Brown's home. Charlie Brown says, "C'mon in Linus..I've got something to show you.."<br> <br> Charlie Brown smiles at a globe. He says, "A Globe! It's something I've always wanted.."<br> <br> Linus replies, "According to latest scientific discovery, the world isn't round, it's pear-shaped!"<br> <br> Linus runs off as Charlie Brown throws the globe at him.<br> <br>
Yes, it’s slightly pear-shaped. Precision measurements of the earth’s gravitational field by Vanguard 1 showed that the earth was indeed very slightly elongated at the northern hemisphere and bulgier and flatter at the southern hemisphere. The satellite was launched in 1958, during the International Geophysical Year, and I suppose the results came out in the news just before this cartoon was published.