Ferdinand Magellan

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Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan: The first person to sail around the world by Jared Garrett Ferdinand Magellan was a sea explorer from Portugal. He is famous because during the time that he was in the service of the Spanish royal family, he became the first person to sail a ship across the Pacific Ocean. In fact, his expedition was the fir... More> The persistance of explorer Ferdinand Magellan by Anthony Megna We can all learn a lesson about persistence from famed sixteenth century explorer Ferdinand Magellan. Remember Magellan, the first explorer to sail around the globe? Well, anyway, this Portuguese explorer was commissioned by King Charles of Spain (P... More>
	Bird facts: Magellanic penguin by zteve t evans Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) Magellanic penguins were named after Ferdinand Magellan who is believed to have been the first European to have seen them during his first voyage around Cape Horn on the tip of South America in 1519. The... More> Biography: Antonio Pigafetta by John Louie Ramos Antonio Pigafetta was an Italian navigator and scholar who documented some of the greatest expeditions of Spain and Portugal, including the expedition of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan's voyage to the "spice island" that resulted into the fi... More>
The Magellanic Clouds by John Welford The night sky in the Southern Hemisphere is very different from that in the North. One feature (more properly two) is the patches of fuzziness, easily visible to the naked eye, known as the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds. They take their name fro... More> GPS device reviews: Magellan RoadMate Series by Kelly A. Mello Just as Ferdinand Magellan was said to be a great leader in exploration, the Magellan Navigation company boasts similarly. They claim to be a "leader in the consumer, survey, GIS and OEM GPS navigation and positioning markets" (magellangps). The com... More>
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