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“They thought the earth was flat” (thelemmy.club)
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[–] 33 points 4 months ago (7 children)

Send a boat out to sea and the hull disappears from sight before the sails. At the very least they knew it was curved.

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  • [–] 52 points 4 months ago (5 children)

    (A 16^th^ century illustration in a 13^th^ century book.)

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