The Leading Facts of American HistoryGinn, 1891 - 359 pages |
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... West . But Columbus thought that he could improve on the king of Portugal's project . He felt certain that there was a shorter and better way of reaching the Indies than the track Diaz had marked out . The plan of the Genoese sailor was ...
... West . But Columbus thought that he could improve on the king of Portugal's project . He felt certain that there was a shorter and better way of reaching the Indies than the track Diaz had marked out . The plan of the Genoese sailor was ...
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... west as to begin to descend the curve of the earth ? Could they turn about and sail up hill to Spain again ? No answer that Columbus could make seemed satisfac- tory to the council . After much deliberation and vexatious delays they ...
... west as to begin to descend the curve of the earth ? Could they turn about and sail up hill to Spain again ? No answer that Columbus could make seemed satisfac- tory to the council . After much deliberation and vexatious delays they ...
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... west , by which course , unto the present time , we do not know for certain that any one hath passed . " 2 See chart of Columbus , page 12 , and compare also the chart of his course , page 13 . and mechanical means of success . He had ...
... west , by which course , unto the present time , we do not know for certain that any one hath passed . " 2 See chart of Columbus , page 12 , and compare also the chart of his course , page 13 . and mechanical means of success . He had ...
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... west of north.1 This astonished Columbus , and greatly alarmed the seamen . They began to think that they had now entered a region where the ordinary laws of nature were suspended , and that to persist in keeping on would be destruction ...
... west of north.1 This astonished Columbus , and greatly alarmed the seamen . They began to think that they had now entered a region where the ordinary laws of nature were suspended , and that to persist in keeping on would be destruction ...
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... West Indies and the In- dians . -The result of follow- — ing the birds was that , five days later , Friday , October 12th , at two o'clock in the morning ,. the cry of " Land ! Land ! was heard . It proved to be a small island of the ...
... West Indies and the In- dians . -The result of follow- — ing the birds was that , five days later , Friday , October 12th , at two o'clock in the morning ,. the cry of " Land ! Land ! was heard . It proved to be a small island of the ...
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