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THE LOST MARINER.(Christopher Columbus)
In August, 1498, three months into his Third Voyage, Christopher Columbus found himself sailing toward the nipple of the world. He had just spent several weeks navigating off what he believed to be an island in the Far East but was actually Venezuela, and during that time he had noticed several curious phenomena. Great quantities of fresh water were flowing into the ocean; the climate seemed unusually temperate for a region so close to the equator; and the North Star was wandering from its course. Putting all this together, Columbus reasoned that the world was shaped like a ball with a breastlike protuberance. He felt himself not just crossing the ocean but going up it, ...
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- Magazine article from: Weekly Reader, Edition K (including Science Spin) October 1, 2005 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: Weekly Reader, Edition 1 (including Science Spin) October 1, 2001 700+ words
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- Christopher Columbus sailed three ships.(Social Studies)
- Magazine article from: Weekly Reader, Edition K (including Science Spin) October 1, 2006 700+ words
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire July 22, 2004 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: Instructor (1990) Glasthal, Jackie October 1, 2004 700+ words
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire August 19, 2003 700+ words
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