Magellan Sails Around the World

Magellan Sails Around the World
Author: Rachael Morlock
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2018-07-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1508168563

Ferdinand Magellan was a famed Portuguese explorer. His voyage, launched in 1519, led to the discovery that the globe could be circumnavigated by sea. Although Magellan himself did not survive the incredible journey that led to this discover, his contributions to the scientific understanding of Earth's surface were inestimable. This dynamic and thorough history of Magellan's expedition will intrigue readers and impart to them a greater knowledge of important social studies and science topics.

Magellan Sails Around the World

Magellan Sails Around the World
Author: Rachael Morlock
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2018-07-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1508168547

Ferdinand Magellan was a famed Portuguese explorer. His voyage, launched in 1519, led to the discovery that the globe could be circumnavigated by sea. Although Magellan himself did not survive the incredible journey that led to this discover, his contributions to the scientific understanding of Earth's surface were inestimable. This dynamic and thorough history of Magellan's expedition will intrigue readers and impart to them a greater knowledge of important social studies and science topics.

The First Voyage Around the World, 1519-1522

The First Voyage Around the World, 1519-1522
Author: Antonio Pigafetta
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2007-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 0802093701

The First Voyage around the World is also a remarkably accurate ethnographic and geographical account of the circumnavigation, and one that has earned its reputation among modern historiographers and students of the early contacts between Europe and the East Indies.

The Nautical Puzzle Book

The Nautical Puzzle Book
Author: The National Maritime Museum
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2020-10-29
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1529322820

__________ Available now: the biggest and best quiz book about the deep blue! __________ Think you know the difference between a ship and a boat? Do you really understand the shipping forecast? And what do all the different flags at sea mean? The Nautical Puzzle Book is packed to the brim with over 100 puzzles inspired by the National Maritime Museum's objects and their stories. Inside this book you'll find a fiendish mix of word games, codewords, trivia, picture puzzles, word scrambles, anagrams, crosswords and much more. It's a chance to learn all about epic explorers, history makers, record breakers, myths, legends, seafaring traditions and life at sea. By the time you reach the end you'll have navigated centuries of history, crossed thousands of miles of ocean, and made countless discoveries - so batten down the hatches and set sail! __________ The perfect gift for veteran seafarers and armchair navigators alike. Find out if you're worthy of captaincy or destined to be a deck hand in this beautiful and addictive puzzle book! If you're bored of Zoom Quizzes, then this is the book for all the family.

Over the Edge of the World

Over the Edge of the World
Author: Laurence Bergreen
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 501
Release: 2009-10-13
Genre: History
ISBN: 0061865885

“A first-rate historical page turner.” —New York Times Book Review The acclaimed and bestselling account of Ferdinand Magellan’s historic 60,000-mile ocean voyage. Ferdinand Magellan's daring circumnavigation of the globe in the sixteenth century was a three-year odyssey filled with sex, violence, and amazing adventure. Now in Over the Edge of the World, prize-winning biographer and journalist Laurence Bergreen entwines a variety of candid, firsthand accounts, bringing to life this groundbreaking and majestic tale of discovery that changed both the way explorers would henceforth navigate the oceans and history itself. Now updated to include a new introduction commemorating the 500th anniversary of Magellan’s voyage.

Ferdinand Magellan Sails Around the World

Ferdinand Magellan Sails Around the World
Author: Nel Yomtov
Publisher: Bellwether Media
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2015-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1681031205

With promises of wealth elsewhere, Ferdinand Magellan left his homeland in search of a more fortunate life. He went on to spend three fateful years at sea. Find out about the challenges of MagellanÕs journey in this adventurous title for reluctant readers!

How to Sail Around the World

How to Sail Around the World
Author: Hal Roth
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 481
Release: 2003-10-20
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0071778721

A new classic from one of the world's most respected sailing authors More than 35 years ago, Hal Roth quit his job as a journalist and went sailing. Since then, he's logged more than 200,000 sea miles. Along the way, Roth also has authored eight voyaging classics, including the 1978 bestseller After 50,000 Miles. Taking that book as its starting point, this handsome new volume incorporates the new technologies and discoveries of the last quarter century along with another 150,000 miles of experience. A compendium of mature, time-tested sea wisdom from one of the world's most respected sailing writers, How to Sail Around the World will tell the reader: How to choose and equip a sailboat for long-distance cruising, with an emphasis on simplicity and a modest budget How to plan and conduct a voyage anywhere in the world How to master the arts of navigation, anchoring, and daily life aboard in exotic places How to cope with storms at sea--the most complete and authoritative treatise on this critical topic ever published

The Strait of Magellan

The Strait of Magellan
Author: Michael a Morris
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2023-12-11
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9004635416

Round About the Earth

Round About the Earth
Author: Joyce E. Chaplin
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 560
Release: 2013-11-19
Genre: History
ISBN: 1416596208

Originally published in hardcover in 2012.