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Re: UNIVERSE'S, INTELLIGENT DESIGN by EVOLUTION (UIDE)©*
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Originally Posted by Freddy
Most educated people in 1492 knew the Earth was round it was the Earth's size that was disputed. The reason King John of Portugal did not finance his first voyage was the high cost of the venture...
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This is essentially correct. The notion that 15th Century Europe thought the Earth was flat was promulgated by a 19th Century historian who wanted to venerate Columbus. He was in error, but especially after America "discovered" Columbus in the 1850's, this notion that the Spanish court (and Catholocism) believed the Earth to be flat, got into OUR history books and it has been difficult to weed it out. European history books never had this problem.
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