THE FREEDOM TO EXPLORE In 1988, Magellan Systems introduced the world's first hand-held Global Positioning System receiver. Since then we have led more people on a voyage of discovery than
Ferdinand Magellan's Voyage Round the World Ferdinand de Magellan was born about 1470 of noble parents, and probably spent his boyhood as a
Magellan had a club foot.) Magellan was born in Oporto, Portugal in 1480 of middle- class nobility. When Columbus made his famous voyage in
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a wealthy tourist who paid to be on the Magellan voyage, is the only extantISBN 0-8225-1204-1 Richard Humble, The Voyage of Magellan, (1988) Franklin Wattsde Elcano and the
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Presents a biographical sketch of this Portuguese explorer with emphasis reserved principally for his travels.
Article details Ferdinand Magellan's voyage, the first to circle the globe. Learn about his untimely demise.
not in a single continuous voyage, Magellan had traveled completely around the earth on a ship. This accomplishment made Magellan extremely
Article from Encarta Encyclopedia tells about Magellan's life and his voyage around the world.
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