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Re: Early lunars
From: John Huth
Date: 2010 Mar 24, 03:52 -0400
From: John Huth
Date: 2010 Mar 24, 03:52 -0400
Robin
" This conclusion does not depend on Columbus's erroneous estimate of the diameter of the Earth."
I think the point some historians make is that Columbus would be cheered that a longitude value would validate a position from dead reckoning that would be consistent with his estimate of the diameter of the earth.
John H.
