Magellan Circumnavigation 2
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman-Continuing Education |
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All Science and Engineering |
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History of Technology |
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Reference - General |
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Organization:Wooden Tall Ships |
| Description: | 1520 - Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan and three ships reach the Pacific Ocean, becoming the first Europeans to travel across the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific. "On the tenth of August 1519 the Armada de Molucca set off from Seville along the Guadalquivir River to the Atlantic Ocean. After a week the fleet reached the coastal town of Sanlucar de Barrameda and set off into the Atlantic on September 20. On Wednesday November 28 1520 Magellan sailed into the Pacific Ocean past Cape Desire. The crew was now less than two hundred in three ships - the Trinidad, the flagship of the fleet, the Concepcion, commanded by Juan Serrano, and the Victoria under the command of Duarte Barbosa. But Magellan had no idea of the size of the Pacific Ocean or what lay ahead." |
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| Publication Date: | October 2007 |
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WWW |
| Cost: |
Free |
| Download URL: | http://www.woodentallships.com/magellan2.htm |
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IEEE LOM Record |
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