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Columbus originally was determined to prove that
-earth is round -discovered America
He didn't. It was well-known at the time of Columbus that the earth is round.
He thought the earth was flat and it is round
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.
Many people think Christopher Columbus was the first person to believe that the Earth was round. Pythagoras however was the first person to actually believe this.
The round shape of the Earth was discovered by the ancient Greeks around 500 B.C. The first proposal about the Earth's shape was from Pythagoras.
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He didn't. It was well-known at the time of Columbus that the earth is round.
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus found that the Earth was round in the early 1860's.
Columbus originally was determined to prove that
Pythagoras theory in 500 BC stated the earth was round.
He thought it was round.
Ferdinand Magellan
He discovered that the earth was round.
that the earth is round