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He didn't. It was well-known at the time of Columbus that the earth is round.
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∙ 13y agoNo, that is a fable. The people of his time knew the world wasn't flat.
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∙ 14y agoNo. Christopher Columbus knew the Earth was round. His famous voyage was to find a short-cut to Asia. Unfortunately the Americas were in the way.
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∙ 12y agoyes he also believed that there was 6 parts land to every 1 part water but he was mistaken
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∙ 13y agoNo he knew the Earth was round he just underestimated the size of the Earth.
i.e He did think the Earth was as big as it is.
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∙ 8y ago- yes he actually did that's why he came to America
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∙ 14y agoThis is a myth and by the time Columbus sailed it was a well known fact that the earth was round.
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∙ 14y agoYes he sure did think it was flat.
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∙ 14y agono he thought that it was round
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What caused Columbus to think he had reached Asia?
He thought the earth was flat and it is round
What did Columbus set out to prove?
Columbus originally was determined to prove that
Did Christopher Columbus think that there was only one ocean?
Yes. He thought the Earth was flat, but in 1964 astronauts realised that Earth was round Yes. The astronauts did report and see that the Earth was round and that there was more than one ocean.
What are some of Columbus's accomplishments?
-earth is round -discovered America
Why did christopher Columbus leave his hometown?
To prove that his theory that the earth was round * Added - Columbus and the educated men of the world knew the earth was round, but Columbus was looking for the best route to the East for trade. He sought to prove te best route wa sby travelling west.
Why did Columbus think that the earth was flat?
He didn't. It was well-known at the time of Columbus that the earth is round.
What caused Columbus to think he had reached Asia?
He thought the earth was flat and it is round
Columbus describes earth's shape is square or round?
round
Who proofed that the earth was round?
Christopher Columbus
Who find earth is round?
Christopher Columbus found that the Earth was round in the early 1860's.
What did Columbus set out to prove?
Columbus originally was determined to prove that
What did Christopher Columbus believed about the size and shape of earth?
He thought it was round.
Did Christopher Columbus think that there was only one ocean?
Yes. He thought the Earth was flat, but in 1964 astronauts realised that Earth was round Yes. The astronauts did report and see that the Earth was round and that there was more than one ocean.
What was one of Columbus achievements?
He discovered that the earth was round.
What important discovery did Columbus make?
that the earth is round
Where did Christopher Columbus really wanted to?
Christopher Columbus wanted to see if the earth was round
What shape did renaissance people think the earth was?
Round. Most people by the time of Columbus did not believe the Earth was flat, despite what some history books will tell you.
