Ferdinand Magellan
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Ferdinand Magellan was the first person to circle the world, thus achieving the most significant nautical voyage of the centuries. His voyage proved to the world that the earth was round. This was a very significant scientific contribution. Visit this web page and learn more about this Portuguese explorer. Read more details about his voyage, and his contributions to science. He died during a voyage in the Philippines on April 27, 1521 Topic: Magellan, Ferdinand,--d. 1521 URL: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09526b.htm |
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Ferdinand Magellan was born in Portugal during the age of discovery. This was an age of exploration when many other famous explorers, such as Columbus, made their journeys. When Ferdinand was young, he spent time with the navel fleets. Travel to this web site and read more about his early life, his desire for more, and his famous circumnavigation around the earth. This circumnavigation altered how people viewed the world, proving that the earth was round. Topic: Magellan, Ferdinand,--d. 1521 URL: http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/magellan/guide6.html |
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Learn about Ferdinand Magellan, who was the first explorer to circumvent the globe, and who is also credited with the naming the Pacific Ocean. Read details about Magellan's expedition, including the original purpose of the journey to the East, details of the voyage through South America and in the Pacific, and the uses of the trade route Magellan discovered. More details of this most influential exploration are also described here, including the difficulties of the journey, the toil it exacted on Magellan and his crew, and how it laid the foundation for future exploratory voyages. Topic: Magellan, Ferdinand,--d. 1521 URL: http://www.nmm.ac.uk/server/show/conWebDoc.142 |
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Log onto this web page and read about Ferdinand Magellan and his first circumnavigation around the world.
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This is from the Encyclopedia of World Biography.
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People that the public show interest in are listed in NNDB (a Beta Database of people). Ferdinand Magellan is one of the people listed in their database.
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