What is the difference between old and new ideas about the structure of the world?

The difference between the old and new ideas about the structure of the world is that earlier knowledge about the world included its supernatural and mythical sides, for example, people believed that the earth was flat and stood on a turtle, elephants and other animals, they also believed that that there are edges of the Earth or the Sun, which revolves around our planet, and not vice versa. Newer ideas already include some or other evidence about the structure of life on our planet.