 Inventing the Flat Earth

"Inventing the Flat Earth" is a book written by Jeffrey Burton Russell, published in 1991. The book explores the historical misconceptions surrounding the belief that people in the Middle Ages thought the Earth was flat. Russell argues that this flat Earth myth is largely a modern fabrication, and he investigates how this misunderstanding developed over time. In the book, Russell discusses the views of various historical figures, examines ancient and medieval cosmology, and how the imagination regarding the shape of the Earth has evolved.