Perhaps “reported to Europe” as a description? I think it’s different from a child’s learning, or about the internal state of the sailors’ beliefs.
Though honestly, I don’t object to “discovered”—it’s a common enough usage that I don’t think there’s any actual ambiguity.
Perhaps “reported to Europe” as a description? I think it’s different from a child’s learning, or about the internal state of the sailors’ beliefs.
Though honestly, I don’t object to “discovered”—it’s a common enough usage that I don’t think there’s any actual ambiguity.