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Originally Posted by golfing eagles
Actually, everyone with any education at the time knew the world was spherical. Only the uneducated believed it was flat (as some still do today). Eratosthenes actually measured the circumference of the Earth pretty accurately in 300 BC.
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All true, but very few, if any had sailed west and returned home from the east. Chris felt comfortable enough to actually give it a try. And, his efforts brought a lot of discoveries and wealth to Europe.