Apparently the quotes in this article are being disavowed elsewhere. But this article and others do point to the change that the new telescope is forcing about the Big Bang Theory. Well, the Earth was flat until it wasn’t.
It’s a popular that people thought the earth was flat. It was known to be round at least since the days of Eratosthenes. All classically educated Europeans were aware of that. What wasn’t anticipated was the existence of another continent.
Well, the Earth was flat until it wasn’t.
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Earth was only flat in European countries during the Dark Ages - everywhere else, every one knew better.