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OVER THE EDGE OF THE WORLD: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe
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Sea Power
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February 1, 2004| Author:
Munns, David W
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OVER THE EDGE OF THE WORLD: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe by Laurence Bergreen, New York, N. Y.: William Morrow, Oct. 2003. 458 pp. $27.95 ISBN: 0-06-621173-5.
Ferdinand Magellan's bold 16th-century circumnavigation of the globe has historical ramifications perhaps more significant than any other discovery of that century. It altered Europe's commonly accepted perception of the world's l...
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