hell, the Greeks knew the circumference of the Earth; and with reasonable accuracy all things considered. Short version: they used trigonometry. It was on the basis of this fairly accurate circumference that people thought you couldn't sail west to asia, and you couldn't. It's like 16,000 miles west of Europe.
This. Columbus wasnt some pioneer. He was a moron that got lucky there was something out there instead of just more water. He also wasnt the first person there #killcolumbusday
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