We’ve long dismissed the notion developed by the Greek philosopher Plato that the universe is made of five types of matter: earth, air, fire, water and the cosmos. Each was described with a particular geometry: a cube in the case of earth.

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立方地球

我们长期以来一直否认希腊哲学家柏拉图提出的观念，认为宇宙是由五种物质组成的：地球，空气，火，水和宇宙。每个对象都有特定的几何形状：在土的情况下为立方体。