While the general public may have believed the world was flat, sailors knew it was round. They knew this because when they saw a ship in the distance, they would see the mast first and the rest of the ship would rise into view as it came closer. Same with land, mountain tops first. This would only happen if the world were round.
Many people who knew of Columbus's voyage often thought of him as a god. Columbus is quoted as saying, "God made me the messenger of the new heaven and earth and showed me the spot where to find it."
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He thought the earth was flat and it is round
I have no Idea man. Or Girl, whatever you are. JK!! He sailed across the world with his crew and didn't fall of the earth, he went forward and back. Sorry about the start.
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.
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No, most educated people in Columbus's time did not believe the Earth was flat. By the 15th century, ancient Greek scholars had already proven that the Earth was a sphere. Columbus's challenge was not convincing people the Earth was round, but rather estimating its size and the distance to Asia.
Yes.
the earth was round, the earth was smaller then people thought, and he could sail to Asia.
There is a common misconception that historical figures like Christopher Columbus believed the Earth was flat. In reality, most educated people in Columbus's time knew that the Earth was round. The idea that Columbus was trying to prove the Earth's roundness is more of a myth.
Many people before Columbus' journey falsely thought that the earth was flat.
when columbus sees the ocean the water the ocean and the sky meet so he thought if you go to the end of the ocean you will off the earth It is a myth that any educated person thought the Earth was flat. Scholars knew about the curve of the Earth long before Columbus. They also knew the circumference of the Earth. That is why they argued against the voyage: he could not reach China before his crew starved. What they did not reckon on was a whole continent in between. Columbus just got lucky.
Columbus didn't "declare Earth flat". Columbus, like pretty much every other educated person of his time, believed that the Earth was a sphere ... where he disagreed with others was the size. The Greeks had actually calculated the radius pretty accurately over a thousand years before Columbus, but Columbus thought it was smaller ... specifically, he thought it was small enough that a westward route to "the Indies" (southeast Asia) from Europe was viable. It wasn't, and Columbus' expedition would likely have been lost without trace if he hadn't run into the Americas less than halfway through the trip.
He thought it was round.
The earth was bigger than most people thought ,Columbus did not reach Asia he landed were no one has discovered.
Many people who knew of Columbus's voyage often thought of him as a god. Columbus is quoted as saying, "God made me the messenger of the new heaven and earth and showed me the spot where to find it."
Many people who knew of Columbus's voyage often thought of him as a god. Columbus is quoted as saying, "God made me the messenger of the new heaven and earth and showed me the spot where to find it."