Sherri Shepherd Thinks the World is Flat
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Flat Earth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The flat Earth model is a view that the Earth's shape is a flat plane. This view contrasts with a view recorded around the 4th century BC by natural philosophers of Classical Greece that the Earth i...
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Spherical Earth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The concept of a spherical Earth dates back to around the 6th century BCE in ancient Greek philosophy. It remained a matter of philosophical speculation until the 3rd century BCE when Hellenistic as...
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The myth that Christians in the Middle Ages thought the world was flat was given a massive boost by Andrew Dickson White's weighty tome The Warfare of Science with Theology.
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www.bede.org.uk/flatearth.htm
www.bede.org.uk/flatearth.htm
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Christopher Columbus was one of the Europeans who read Marco Polo's book. After reading the book he felt the world was not flat and most of the world thought it to be.
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www.mce.k12tn.net/explorers/before_columbus.htm
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Irving fabricated a scene in which Columbus, suspecting that Earth was spherical, was assailed by ignorant priests who thought that Earth was flat -- and Irving's scene was so compelling that it was widely accepted as fact. ... As people explored more of the world, they were able to map large areas of it. In 150 A.D.,
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www.textbookleague.org/26flat.htm
www.textbookleague.org/26flat.htm
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The first part of Microsoft's new Vista campaign tells the reader this: "At one point, everyone thought the Earth was flat." The campaign tries to be honest about Vista's shortcomings while also providing reasons why users love Vista.
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arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2008/07/vista-ad-at-one-...
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