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The main skepticism regarding Columbus was that they knew the Earth was much larger than what Columbus was projecting. It would be a generation before we had th
by boxy310 11y ago
The main skepticism regarding Columbus was that they knew the Earth was much larger than what Columbus was projecting. It would be a generation before we had the technology and infrastructure to circumnavigate the globe by piggybacking off islands and friendly ports; to attempt to do so over what was assumed to be completely open waters in 1492 was tantamount to suicide. If Columbus hadn't stumbled upon the Bahamas when he did, his crew very likely would've died.
- freshyill 11y agoOr hit the mainland in a few more days. But I think your point was that they would have died had they not hit land of some kind before too much longer.