No explorers all ready knew it was round. This is something that was written in a book that everyone started to use as fact. There is often mistakes like this in history.
to make a new discovery and prove that the earth was not flat and more to it
to make a new discovery and prove that the earth was not flat and more to it
Christopher Columbus wanted to see if the earth was round
Christopher Columbus sailed west when many believed he would fall off the earth. He discovered the Americas and made Spain very powerful. Many valuable plants were discovered in the New World and brought back to Europe.
Christopher Columbus
He was Born On Earth ! ....
The equator is in the center of the earth because long ago Christopher Columbus crossed the horizon across the Atlantic Ocean. that is in the middle of the world technically so he marked it as the Equator.
Christopher Columbus
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Christopher Columbus sailed west when many believed he would fall off the earth. He discovered the Americas and made Spain very powerful. Many valuable plants were discovered in the New World and brought back to Europe.
Christopher Colunbus is the person who thought the world was flat. So when you sailed you would sail right off the earth.
Christopher Columbus was on a voyage to find a shorter route to Asia for the purpose of trade. Europeans were traveling to Asia by sailing around the southern tip of Africa or overland through Arabia. If he had been successful, it would have allowed Spain to enter into the spice trade with the east, but he seriously underestimated the circumference of the earth. See the link below for more information.