Europe's discovery that the world was round is more or less accredited to Pythagoras in the 6th Century BC, mate. That whole thing about Chris Columbus worried about falling over the edge of the world is something some bloke made up.
Back then, discoveries weren't the sorts of events they are today. Having a global media helps spread information quickly and accurately, whereas I imagine people who found out about the work of men like Pythagoras, or even Galileo, were apt to treat it like rumor. Eventually, enough people are going on about something that it just gets accepted.
Hopefully that addresses the spirit of your question a bit more helpfully!
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