>>It's interesting to listen to how people believe that Columbus proved
>>the world was round. Actually, he and most people he argued with didn't debate that point. His claim was that the earth was about 12,000 miles in diameter.
>>Most people believe he was way off and they were right.
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>umm...12,000 miles in *circumference*. The Earth is actually about 8000 miles
>in diameter, 24,000 miles in circumference -- just about twice what Columbus