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Was he even trying to prove the world was round? That was a generally accepted assumption.
by brlewis 18y ago
Was he even trying to prove the world was round? That was a generally accepted assumption.
- astine 18y agoThey already knew it was round by watching ships rise up from the horizon. Also, the fact that you can't see Egypt from Crete. If the earth was flat, the sea and earth wouldn't 'pull away' as it went into the distance, it would shrink to a vanishing point and you'd notice the difference.