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    What celestial body was no longer visible when Magellan crossed the equator in 1519, causing his crew to freak out?

    Question #75131. Asked by PRS. (Jan 29 07 5:58 AM)


    beeaydee

    		The North Star.


    Jan 29 07, 6:10 AM
    Arpeggionist

    		It had been only a few short decades since a Portuguese Jew, Abraham Vasquez, figured out how to calculate latitude when one is south of the Equator. His discoveries were published first in Hebrew and his son shared the secret with the Portuguese government. Columbus did not know how to calculate southern latitudes when he made his famous voyage across the Atlantic. But Vasco da Gama did, as did Magellan.

    Jan 29 07, 9:36 AM

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