The American chemist John William Draper wrote a History of the Conflict between Religion and Science (1874), employing the claim that the early Church fathers thought the Earth was flat as evidence of the hostility of the Church to the advancement of science.
Chimistul american John William Draper a scris History of the Conflict between Religion and Science (1874), folosind teza că Părinții Bisericii credeau că Pământul ar fi plat drept dovadă a ostilității Bisericii față de progresul științific.