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Card 10 / 17:
Why did Columbus believe he could get to the Far East by sailing west? What were the problems with this plan?
It was known that the Earth was round, so Columbus’s plan seemed plausible. The distance he would need to travel was not known, however, and he greatly underestimated the Earth’s circumference; therefore, he would have no way of recognizing when he had arrived at his destination.
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