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The Literature of Resistance
This year marks the quincentenary of the publication of First Voyage Around the World, 1519-1522: An Account of Ferdinand ...
How Europe’s hunger for rare spices sent Magellan to a painful death
A board Ferdinand Magellan’s voyage of 1519 to 1522, the greatest expedition of the Age of Discovery and the first to ...
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Astronomers have had enough of Magellanic Clouds. They demand a rename
His expeditions, although violent, allowed him to claim the title of commander of the first voyage around the globe. Although not an astronomer, Magellan did validate the then-disputed concept of ...
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Lyric Winik
Her next book will be about Magellan’s voyage for Crown, and she is married to the bestselling historian, Jay Winik. ADVERTISEMENT ...