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They believed the Atlantic Ocean to be filled with monsters large enough to devour their ships
Only because some joker drew a map with them on
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He felt sure the earth was round.
See, it's all about feelings for the Round Earthers.
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I can't be bothered to fact check this, but wasn't the spherical earth common knowledge by Columbus's time?
I thought the real story was that he was trying to sail to India* westwards, thus avoiding having to go around Africa. Everyone thought the crew would starve to death before they got there, which they would have, if they hadn't conveniently bumped into the Americas.
- Hence the "West Indies".
- Hence the "West Indies".
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Oliver Schick
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@not4sale
When Columbus lived, people thought that the earth was flat. They believed the Atlantic Ocean to be filled with monsters large enough to devour their ships, and with fearful waterfalls over which their frail vessels would plunge to destruction. Columbus had to fight these foolish beliefs in order to get men to sail with him. He felt sure the earth was round.”
–Emma Miler Bolenius, American Schoolbook Author, 1919