For a good exposure of the flat earth myth (and Columbus before the
Inquistition, etc), see Jeffrey Russell, _Inventing the Flat Earth_
(Praeger, 1992). Much of the credit in American education and textbooks
can be traced to Washington Irving.
Karen Jolly
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Dr. Karen Jolly
Associate Professor, History
University of Hawai`i at Manoa
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