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wonderful tales were told of the great Island of Antilla
or
the Seven Cities.
The sphericity of the earth was becoming a favorite belief
though it must be borne in mind that education in those
days was confined to the cloister
and any departure from
old founded tenets was regarded as heresy. It was this
peculiar doctrine that caused Columbus much
embarrassment in subsequent years. His greatest enemies
were the narrow minds that regarded religion as the
Ultima
Thule
of intellectual endeavor. In spite of these facts
however
it was becoming more and more the popular
belief that the world was not flat. One of the arguments
used against Columbus was
that if the earth was not flat
and was round
he might sail down to the Indies
but he
could certainly not sail up. Thus it was that fallacy after
fallacy was thrown in argumentative form in his way
and
the character of the man grows more wonderful as we see
the obstacles over which he fought.
From utter obscurity
from poverty
derision
and treachery
this unflinching spirit fou [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]yilai:
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