#17: The World As We Know It
It is crazy to think that once upon a time people never knew what planet earth looked like… Cameras are considered to be a modern invention, and people only began going out to space in modern times. But until then, people had to use their imaginations…
And in 1852 all people knew of planet earth was a folded globe. We’re not even sure if the general public was given access to something like this… Like many things in this time period, wealthy people were given more opportunities than the average person.