And it's amazing that our education system perpetuates that myth. At least it did in the '60's.
Tom C. >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: Another strange OT >Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 17:25:06 +0000 > >I looked into the flat earth business, when I was searching for myths the >other day. Seems that most educated people knew the earth was a sphere far >before the fifteenth century. Washington Irving is responsible for the >misinformation. When he dramatized Columbus' voyage and "discovery," he >decided that the flat-earth story would make it all more dramatic in that >the crew would think they were going to sail off the edge of the world. It >was a fairy tale. >Paul > -------------- Original message ---------------------- >From: graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > No, it had not been officially flat since sometime in the 1500's. > > > > David J Brooks wrote: > > > On 5/22/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> In 1857 the Earth was still officially in the "Little Ice Age", it >was a > > >> lot cooler. > > > > > > And it was still flat then to. > > > > > > Dave > > >> graywolf wrote: > > >>> I just came across a site on the web that says that Jingle Bells was > > originally written as a Thanksgiving Day song. Must have been cooler >back in > > 1857. Strangely I do not remember this verse from school, > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>> A day or two ago > > >>>> I thought I'd take a ride > > >>>> And soon Miss Fanny Bright > > >>>> Was seated by my side > > >>>> The horse was lean and lank > > >>>> Misfortune seemed his lot > > >>>> We got into a drifted bank > > >>>> And then we got upsot > > >>>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >> > > >> -- > > >> All dogs have four legs; my cat has four legs. Therefore, my cat is a >dog. > > >> > > >> > > >> -- > > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > >> [email protected] > > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > >> > > > > > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >[email protected] >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
