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Columbus was not trying to prove that the world was round. Educated people in Europe were already fairly sure of that. In fact, Columbus made two big mistakes when he tried to sail to the Far East. What
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Columbus was not trying to prove that the world was round. Educated people in Europe were already

fairly sure of that. In fact, Columbus made two big mistakes when he tried to sail to the Far East. What
were they?

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He was ill prepared and not a skilled sailor
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He underestimated the circumference of the world and he did not realize that there was something between Asia and Western Europe.
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