Again you are going back to visual phenomena, which is different from physical tangible phenomena. And looking at the sky to prove the shape of the ground beneath your feet.
The first eclipses were predicted on flat earth models:
http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/a/anaximander
http://practicalphysics.org/thales-model-universe
All you really need are the physics of water to see through the veil.
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