Nobody thought the earth was flat in 1492.  It&#x27;s a Victorian myth:  <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Myth_of_the_flat_Earth" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Myth_of_the_flat_Earth</a>