Christopher Columbus: East is West

Amongst other things, Christopher Columbus tried to prove the theory that the earth was round and not flat as was a popular notion then. He was interested in sailing to Asia by going west. In his attempt to discover the Spice Islands and a route to India, he discovered the great continent of America without ever knowing what he discovered.
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ramen how old is he 4/10/2008
Alice Awesome Christopher Columbus 5/13/2007
george you need to make this more clear 8/29/2006
columbuswassick Columbus was responsible for the genocide of 5 million people. do you research buddy and take this article off the internet please. 8/8/2006
TIFFANY WHERE WAS HIS MOTHER AT HOW LONG DID SHE LIVE 1/19/2006
TIFFANY i dont think he was the first person to discover america 1/19/2006
the DUDE!!!!!!! Umm humm, why am I shielding my eyes? This sucks man! No offence or anything but this is definnitely not on MY List!!! Who is Greg P and Minty anyway, call me Mint, you sound cute. 12/29/2004
Minty Please give more detail. It is utterly upsetting. I would have to give the website 20% at the most. For a start, nicer pics 12/29/2004
Greg P >Columbus was convinced the world was round, an
>unpopular theory in his day, but one that was gaining
>support.

This is a myth. Ancient Greek philosophers knew that the earth is round, and even had a good estimate of its circumference. In 1492, all educated astronomers, mariners, and cartographers knew the earth is round. Columbus simply used the lowest (and wrong) estimate of the size. The court astronomers in Madrid used a much better estimate than he used.		 12/22/2004
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