[Junior]

That ain't what science believed on the whole though, was it. In fact it was so pervasive that even the church accepted it.

Science, as we know it, didn't really get its start until the 16th century. As for the idea of the Earth being flat, the Church took that position because that is what Scripture implied; folks who actually studied and were learned for their period knew the Earth was a sphere from classical times.

[JohnnyM]

" that is what Scripture implied;"

Scripture implies no such thing. In fact, Scripture refers to the earth as round. For Example, Isaiah 40:22.

JM