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Re: Portuguese shipwreck question
From: John Huth
Date: 2009 Nov 3, 09:46 -0500
From: John Huth
Date: 2009 Nov 3, 09:46 -0500
Uh...because I was teaching Mercator projections last week? Because George said so? Both?
Thanks for the tip on the maps. I was actually wondering about this point. In particular, I have a sky chart from the USNO that's using a equirectangular(?) grid. I'll check out your website.
On Tule/Thule - I did a bit of digging, and it seems that the common description is that it's something like 5-6 days sailing from Britain. That could implicate Iceland, although I suppose it all depends on what a person calls "Britain" in ancient days.
So much to learn, so little time...
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Thanks for the tip on the maps. I was actually wondering about this point. In particular, I have a sky chart from the USNO that's using a equirectangular(?) grid. I'll check out your website.
On Tule/Thule - I did a bit of digging, and it seems that the common description is that it's something like 5-6 days sailing from Britain. That could implicate Iceland, although I suppose it all depends on what a person calls "Britain" in ancient days.
So much to learn, so little time...
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