Steven Poole

Who laughed at Christopher Columbus when he said the world was round?

Aristotle had long proved that the Earth was spherical, and even the illiterate masses of early medieval Europe were aware of the fact, says James Hannam

Aristotle had proved the Earth was (more or less) spherical by the 4th century BC. [Getty Images]
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  • The Globe: How the Earth Became Round

    James Hannam

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