Columbus was mocked not for saying the world is round, but for saying it’s much more curved – that is, smaller – than was already the consensus estimate. His crew was close to starvation when the New World got in the way of his intended jaunt to China.
Anton Sherwood over 1 year ago
Columbus was mocked not for saying the world is round, but for saying it’s much more curved – that is, smaller – than was already the consensus estimate. His crew was close to starvation when the New World got in the way of his intended jaunt to China.