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| Feb 18, 2021 at 20:14 | history | edited | usedbks | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Feb 18, 2021 at 20:01 | comment | added | usedbks | I understand that. But before reliable methods of measuring longitude sailing was much more risky. Sailing from London to New York it would have been very difficult to stay on course. Columbus essentially headed west until he crashed into land. | |
| Feb 18, 2021 at 18:58 | comment | added | L.Dutch♦ | Sailing started way before latitude and longitude were developed. Columbus has reached America without having a reliable way of measuring the longitude. | |
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| Feb 18, 2021 at 18:00 | history | answered | usedbks | CC BY-SA 4.0 |