tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post5952917254971780954..comments2024-03-28T10:45:33.537-07:00Comments on The Burrow: TodayAshleigh Burroughshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-84315436204971826822009-10-12T14:41:44.992-07:002009-10-12T14:41:44.992-07:00Just need to clean up one factual point, "Col...Just need to clean up one factual point, "Columbus, on the other hand, sailed across the flat world..."<br /><br />This is something that was improperly taught for a very long time because it's a convenient way to get kids to think about things. Unfortunately it's just not true. Educated Europeans were aware that the Earth was round from the time of the ancient Greeks. It's possible that some of the uneducated crew of the ships expected to fall off the edge of the map, but Columbus would have been well aware that he lived on a globe.<br /><br />He might have thought that the sun revolved around the Earth, he clearly thought that the world was smaller than it ended up being - he thought he could make it to India in a matter of weeks sailing - and he was very wrong about geography. All that said, he knew the earth was round.<br /><br />Ok, getting off my soap box =)Billy Hilemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10012318747872208797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-78035906066688291502009-10-12T08:13:10.883-07:002009-10-12T08:13:10.883-07:00…… OR Since the stock market couldn’t care less ab...…… OR Since the stock market couldn’t care less about Chris’ intrusion, the buying and selling of market shares will continue, and instead of apple picking, jumping in leaves, shopping, or simply stopping to smell the DELICIOUS fall air, I am at a desk, staring at a grey sky from 50 floors highJJHnoreply@blogger.com