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Yes, different cultures, especially earl on, have believed this. However, tt is fictitious that Columbus went on his voyages to find out what the shape of the earth was, or that this was the prevailing thought at the time..

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Is the question the earth is flat a testable hypothesis?

Yes, it is. Satellite imaging will negate the hypothesis and prove that Earth is round, not flat.


Who is theory was that the earth is round not flat?

Since the determination of the fact that Earth is spherical as opposed to flat, all scientists (after a short lag period) have accepted that it is so.


Who was the scientist that said the earth was flat?

It is a common knowledge that the world is round. I never read or heard anybody teach that the world is flat. A very very long time ago, the world once was thought to be flat. The horizon that we see now, people use to think that when you got to that point you would fall off the edge of the world. Not until boats and navigation came into fruition, the then thought "brave" explorers, set out to discover the edge of the world. It wasnt until they started sailing familiar waters that the theory of a round world came to be. Interesting huh?


Who discovered the earth was not flat?

The ancient Greeks knew (most likely discovered too) the earth was not flat contrary to the popular myth that Columbus thought he would fall of the Earth if he sailed to far West. _______________________ We have no way of knowing which ancient civilizations realized that the Earth was spherical, but it was likely the Phoenicians, those sea-faring traders who roamed the Mediterranean and on to England and the Norse lands.


Why does a map distortion take place?

A distortion on a map is when you transfer information from a curved suface to a flat suface losing some accuracy. Distortion is a change in shape, size, or position of a place when it's shown on a map. . . . In example . . . Transferring information from a globe to a map

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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.


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


Who was the person that discovered that the world was round?

This had been known since the ancient Greeks. It is a fable that people didn't know this. Despite the fact we have seen earth from space there are people who think the earth is flat.


Why did people think Christopher Columbus was wrong when he said the earth was round?

Because the curvature of the earth is so gentle, do to it's size, people couldn't understand how it could be curved as it looks flat.


How long have people been aware that the earth is flat?

3000 years ago someone discovered the earth was round and before that they thought it was flat.


Why do people think think the earth is flat?

Flat earth believers are almost exclusively motivated by religion or by conspiracy theory beliefs.


Did Columbus think the earth was round?

He didn't. It was well-known at the time of Columbus that the earth is round.


Why did old people think that Earth was flat?

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When did people know the earth is round?

People have known the earth is round for over 2,000 years and did experiments. very is likely the Egyptians and Moses thought it was round. most people like flat earthers dont know people knew the earth was round before Columbus.


Why did the Europeans think the earth is flat in 1600?

No one believed that the earth was flat in the 1600 it was a well know fact that the world was round. This myth that people used to believe that the world was flat didn't exsist before 1870-1920. The myth probably came to existance because it was way more intriguing that Colombus in a world where everyone thought was flat was the only one who believed it was round.


When did people believe the Earth was flat?

During ancient times, many people believed the Earth was flat until around the 6th century BC when Greek philosophers like Pythagoras and later Aristotle proposed that the Earth was round.