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How did Christopher Columbus get the idea that the Earth was round?
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∙ 9y ago
He didn't. This is a fable. The ancient Greeks knew it was round.
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Christopher Columbus decision to sail west to reach Asia was based on?
the circumference of the earth, the oceans, and his boats
Is Christopher Columbus a Democrat or a Republican?
No idea
Who found out the world was not flat?
Hundreds of years ago peoplebelieved that the Earth was completely flat and if you sailed to far then you would fall of the edge, a little like disc-world in the Terry Pratchett books. But with danger comes bravery, and soon enough brave explorers travelled the world in search of the edge and realised it was in a sphere shape. Until recently when we went into space we had no idea exactly what our Earth looked like.
When did Christopher Columbus discovered that earth is flat?
Christopher Columbus was against the idea that the earth is flat. He tried to sail around the world to prove it. Instead of reaching India (as was his intent), he was the second person (Leif Erikson was the first in 1002.) in 1492 to discover the Americas. He made four more voyages afterwards.
What does Christopher Columbus journal say about his trip to India?
i have no freakin idea
Why did christopher Columbus come to Florida?
Christopher Columbus believed that he was traveling to India to trade with the Indians. People at that time had no idea that there was another continent in between Europe and Asia.
Did Christopher Columbus find any routes?
I have no idea that's what I want to find out
What was christopher columbus' idea?
It was to find a water route to Asia and to get very rich.
When did Christopher Columbus discover the world was round?
Columbus and the people of his time all ready knew the world was round. This had been known for hundreds of years before Columbus. The idea that he discovered this is a historical fallacy and not true. It is another one of the historical myths that keeps getting passed down from generation to generation until everyone believes it is true.
What did Magellan's prove?
that the earth is round just like what Magellan said ... `The church says the earth is flat, but I know that it is round, for I have seen the shadow on the moon, and I have more faith in a shadow than in the church"
What idea did Columbus prove wrong?
The earth is flat
What idea did Columbus's voyage prove wrong.?
The earth is flat
