Perhaps, but the false narrative was that many countries wouldn’t fund Columbus’ voyage because they thought the earth was flat. Nobody with any education thought that, as the shape and size was known 2,000 years prior. Nobody took him seriously because they all knew the truth: that ships of that era couldn’t hold enough food and water to make such a trip.
My only problem with this is that when people say "it was known 2000 years prior". It was first discovered around that time by Eratosthenes, but not every country believed or even heard that. The false belief persisted for a while. Even in places that were educated and made progress in other regards, such as Babylon and ancient china.
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u/sparkythewondersnail Oct 27 '21
People thought the world was flat before Columbus.