Did Magellan believe the Earth was flat?
Such a notion would be foolish and contrary to all we observed. To sail beyond the edge of the known requires a mind open to demonstrable truths. The consistent pattern of the sun's arc, the way ships disappear hull-first over the horizon, and the very nature of sailing in a circle around the globe all attest to its spherical form. Our journey itself was the ultimate proof, charting a course that brought us back to our starting point by traveling ever westward. The charts do not lie, nor does the sun.
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