Fair weather anomaly helped historic Magellan voyage.(Ferdinand Magellan )

Geographical | August 1, 2008 | Copyright

Unseasonably good weather may have helped Ferdinand Magellan and his fleet complete the first successful circumnavigation of the globe between 1517 and 1522, according to new analysis of historical accounts by archaeologists.

In a paper published in the journal Science, Dr Richard Callaghan from the University of Calgary, Canada, and Dr Scott Fitzpatrick, from North Carolina State University, USA, assert that the pioneering course set by Magellan and his crew during an expedition to find a western route to the Spice Islands (now known as Maluku) was determined by the ...

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