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  1.  @federicogiana  Columbus was backed by the most renown cartographer of his time, Toscanelli, whose map placed Japan more or less where in reality is west Mexico. That's why Columbus thought to have reached a group of islands east of Japan, because, in his map there was no physycal place for a continent between those islands and Japan. The problem was not that much the circumference of the Earth, but the extension of Asia, that, at that time, everyone thought it was much more extended that it really is. That's also why, once reached the continent, in his third voyage, he immediately wrote instead it was a new continent (that he called "Paria"). Because, on his map, at that latitude, there should have been no land mass capable to sustain the rivers he saw.
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  2. Columbus was backed by many scholars. Among them the most renown cartographer of his time, Toscanelli, whose map placed Japan more or less where in reality is west Mexico. That's why Columbus thought to have reached a group of islands east of Japan, because, in his map there was no physycal place for a continent between those islands and Japan. The problem was infact not that much the circumference of the Earth, but the extension of Asia, that, at that time, everyone thought it was much more extended that it really is and, at the same time, everyone palced Japan more far from China that it really is (see, for example the orb of Behaim). That's also why, once reached the continent, in his third voyage, he immediately wrote instead it was a new continent (that he called "Paria"). Because, on his map, at that latitude, there should have been no land mass capable to sustain the rivers he saw.
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  3. Columbus was backed by many scholars. Among them the most renown cartographer of his time, Toscanelli, whose map placed Japan more or less where in reality is west Mexico. That's why Columbus thought to have reached a group of islands east of Japan, because, in his map there was no physycal place for a continent between those islands and Japan. The problem was not that much the circumference of the Earth, but the extension of Asia, that, at that time, everyone thought it was much more extended that it really is and, at the same time, everyone palced Japan more far from China that it really is (see, for example the orb of Behaim). That's also why, once reached the continent, in his third voyage, he immediately wrote instead it was a new continent (that he called "Paria"). Because, on his map, at that latitude, there should have been no land mass capable to sustain the rivers he saw.
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  4. Columbus was backed by many scholars. Among them the most renown cartographer of his time, Toscanelli, whose map placed Japan more or less where in reality is west Mexico. That's why Columbus thought to have reached a group of islands east of Japan, because, in his map there was no physycal place for a continent between those islands and Japan. The problem was not that much the circumference of the Earth, but the extension of Asia, that, at that time, everyone thought it was much more extended that it really is and, at the same time, everyone palced Japan more far from China that it really is (see, for example the orb of Behaim). That's also why, once reached the continent, in his third voyage, he immediately wrote instead it was a new continent (that he called "Paria"). Because, on his map, at that latitude, there should have been no land mass capable to sustain the rivers he saw.
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  5. Columbus was backed by many scholars. Among them the most renown cartographer of his time, Toscanelli, whose map placed Japan more or less where in reality is west Mexico. That's why Columbus thought to have reached a group of islands east of Japan, because, in his map there was no physycal place for a continent between those islands and Japan. The problem was not that much the circumference of the Earth, but the extension of Asia, that, at that time, everyone thought it was much more extended that it really is and, at the same time, everyone palced Japan more far from China that it really is (see, for example the orb of Behaim). That's also why, once reached the continent, in his third voyage, he immediately wrote instead it was a new continent (that he called "Paria"). Because, on his map, at that latitude, there should have been no land mass capable to sustain the rivers he saw.
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  6. Actually Protestant Church denounced copernicanism (Copernicus was a Catholic canon) much before Catholic church. Catholic Church took a position on the matter only 60 years after the publication of the theory, and well past Copernicus' death.
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  7. Actually Protestant Church denounced copernicanism (Copernicus was a Catholic canon) much before Catholic church. Catholic Church took a position on the matter only 60 years after the publication of the theory, and well past Copernicus' death.
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  8.  @alicelund147  They didn't care. They didn't think the matter was worth of a teological sanction. And infact Copernicus, a Catholic Canon, never thought to have written something against the doctrine. Catholic Church took a position only 60 years later. Mostly because it had been invested on the matter by Ptolemaic scientists, that didn't know any more how to respond to Galileo that, being, other than a great scientist, a skilled polemist, ridiculed them. Galileo had been condemned mostly because the "Dialogue" that he was advised to write presenting a balanced view of the two teories, was far from balanced, and the advocate of Ptolemaic system in the book, starting from the name ("Simplicio", "the simple one") made a fool of himself, and for having said that "Church should teach to the souls to reach the stars, not how the stars work". He was right of course, but the autority is not happy to be told what they could do or not. Had he been more careful, Galileo could have proposed the same theories, and much more, without problems.
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  9. Columbus was not an idiot. He was backed by many scholars. Among them the most renown cartographer of his time, Toscanelli, whose map placed Japan more or less where in reality is west Mexico. That's why Columbus thought to have reached a group of islands east of Japan, because, in his map there was no physycal place for a continent between those islands and Japan. The problem was not that much the circumference of the Earth, but the extension of Asia, that, at that time, everyone thought it was much more extended that it really is and at the same time everyone palced Japan more far from China that it really is (see, for example the orb of Behaim). That's also why, once reached the continent, in his third voyage, he immediately wrote instead it was a new continent (that he called "Paria"). Because, on his map, at that latitude, there should have been no land mass capable to sustain the rivers he saw. It's pretty strange to denounce Columbus' racism when the Norses called the natives Skræling and their first contact consisted in capturing and killing eight of them.
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  10. Columbus was backed by many scholars. Among them the most renown cartographer of his time, Toscanelli, whose map placed Japan more or less where in reality is west Mexico. That's why Columbus thought to have reached a group of islands east of Japan, because, in his map there was no physycal place for a continent between those islands and Japan. The problem was not that much the circumference of the Earth, but the extension of Asia, that, at that time, everyone thought it was much more extended that it really is and, at the same time, everyone palced Japan more far from China that it really is (see, for example the orb of Behaim). That's also why, once reached the continent, in his third voyage, he immediately wrote instead it was a new continent (THAT HE CALLED "PARIA", NOT "WEST INDIES"). Because, on his map, at that latitude, there should have been no land mass capable to sustain the rivers he saw. Had been for him, Native Americans would have been called "Parians".
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  11. The "condemnation of Columbus" is much more idiotic that his exaltation.
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  12. Columbus NEVER referred to the native Americans as "Indians". Columbus was backed by many scholars. Among them the most renown cartographer of his time, Toscanelli, whose map placed Japan more or less where in reality is west Mexico. That's why Columbus thought to have reached a group of islands east of Japan, because, in his map there was no physycal place for a continent between those islands and Japan. The problem was not that much the circumference of the Earth, but the extension of Asia, that, at that time, everyone thought it was much more extended that it really is and, at the same time, everyone palced Japan more far from China that it really is (see, for example the orb of Behaim). That's also why, once reached the continent, in his third voyage, he immediately wrote instead it was a new continent (that he called "Paria"). Because, on his map, at that latitude, there should have been no land mass capable to sustain the rivers he saw. Had been for him, Native Americans would have been caleld "Parians".
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  13. Actually Protestant Church denounced copernicanism (Copernicus was a Catholic canon) much before Catholic church. Melanchthon personally called for the governments' intervention to repress the theory. Catholic Church took a position on the matter only 60 years after the publication of the theory, and well past Copernicus' death.
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  14. They haven't. Not only all the contemporaries described him as being Genoese (see IE the letters of the English ambassador in Spain) but in Genoa there still are many legal documents, much of them about hereditary issues, involving his parents, relatives and sons.
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  15. Actually Protestant Church denounced copernicanism (Copernicus was a Catholic canon) much before Catholic church. Melanchton advocated copernicus works to be destroyed by the autorities, but never had the political strenght to obtain that. Catholic Church took a position on the matter only 60 years after the publication of the theory, and well past Copernicus' death, mostly because it had been invested on the matter by Ptolemaic scientists, that didn't know any more how to respond to Galileo that, being, other than a great scientist, a skilled polemist, ridiculed them. Galileo had been condemned mostly because the "Dialogue" that he was advised to write presenting a balanced view of the two teories, was far from balanced, and the advocate of Ptolemaic system in the book, starting from the name ("Simplicio", "the simple one") made a fool of himself, and for having said that "Church should teach to the souls to reach the stars, not how the stars work". He was right of course, but the autority is not happy to be told what they could do or not. Had he been more careful, Galileo could have proposed the same theories, and much more, without problems.
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  16. Columbus NEVER referred to the native Americans as "Indians". Columbus was backed by many scholars. Among them the most renown cartographer of his time, Toscanelli, whose map placed Japan more or less where in reality is west Mexico. That's why Columbus thought to have reached a group of islands east of Japan, because, in his map there was no physycal place for a continent between those islands and Japan. The problem was not that much the circumference of the Earth, but the extension of Asia, that, at that time, everyone thought it was much more extended that it really is and, at the same time, everyone palced Japan more far from China that it really is (see, for example the orb of Behaim). That's also why, once reached the continent, in his third voyage, he immediately wrote instead it was a new continent (that he called "Paria"). Because, on his map, at that latitude, there should have been no land mass capable to sustain the rivers he saw. Had been for him, Native Americans would have been caleld "Parians".
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  17. Started with 3, arrived in America with 3, came back with 2.
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  18. Columbus Reached South America in his third voyage, he immediately recognised it was a continent, because an island couldn't have sustained the rivers he saw, and called it "Paria".
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  19. Columbus was backed by many scholars. Among them the most renown cartographer of his time, Toscanelli, whose map placed Japan more or less where in reality is west Mexico. That's why Columbus thought to have reached a group of islands east of Japan, because, in his map there was no physycal place for a continent between those islands and Japan. The problem was not that much the circumference of the Earth, but the extension of Asia, that, at that time, everyone thought it was much more extended that it really is and, at the same time, everyone palced Japan more far from China that it really is (see, for example the orb of Behaim). That's also why, once reached the continent, in his third voyage, he immediately wrote instead it was a new continent (that he called "Paria"). Because, on his map, at that latitude, there should have been no land mass capable to sustain the rivers he saw.
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  20. Columbus was backed by many scholars. Among them the most renown cartographer of his time, Toscanelli, whose map placed Japan more or less where in reality is west Mexico. That's why Columbus thought to have reached a group of islands east of Japan, because, in his map there was no physycal place for a continent between those islands and Japan. The problem was infact not that much the circumference of the Earth, but the extension of Asia, that, at that time, everyone thought it was much more extended that it really is and, at the same time, everyone palced Japan more far from China that it really is (see, for example the orb of Behaim). That's also why, once reached the continent, in his third voyage, he immediately wrote instead it was a new continent (that he called "Paria"). Because, on his map, at that latitude, there should have been no land mass capable to sustain the rivers he saw.
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