The Church says that the Earth is flat, but I know that it is round. For I have seen the shadow of the earth on the moon and I have more faith in the Shadow than in the Church.

First circumnavigation

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Widely attributed to Magellan, but considered misattributed and likely originated from Robert Green Ingersoll's essay 'Individuality' (1873). The belief in a round Earth was common among educated people in Magellan's time, and the Church did not officially teach a flat Earth.

Date / Period

19th century (Ingersoll's attribution)

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https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Magellan#Misattributed

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