Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ455005
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1992
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"Are We Almost There, Captain?" The Geographical Errors of Christopher Columbus.
Edwards, Glenn M.
Quantum, v3 n1 p52-56 Sep-Oct 1992
Discusses the scientific knowledge available to Christopher Columbus and how it influenced his geographically flawed, yet historically significant, decision to sail west in order to travel east. Factors discussed include Aristotle's conclusion that the earth was round, early measurements of latitude and longitude, and early map-making attempts. (MDH)
Descriptors: Cartography, Earth Science, Geography, High Schools, Higher Education, Maps, Misconceptions, Science Education, Science History, Topography
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Students
Language: English
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