Great Discoveries of the Late Middle Ages: Magellan
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Great Discoveries of the Late Middle Ages: Magellan
14.99 €
The name of the navigator Fernan Magellan has forever gone down in history in connection with the world's first circumnavigation of the globe in 1519-1522. This expedition made him famous, but Magellan was not destined to return alive. A strait, birds, galaxies, craters, scientific awards are named in his honor; his heroic image became a symbol of the Great Geographical Discoveries along with Columbus, Vasco de Gama, Amerigo Vespucci. However, the failures on the account of this intrepid man are no less than merits: most of his ships were lost, subordinates died or remained in foreign lands, ambitions went to ashes. Those who admire Magellan and his achievements often do not know who he really was.
This book by British history professor Felipe Fernandez-Armesto focuses on the history of this extremely difficult and dangerous voyage, which was a failure in essence but played a huge role in the development of science; and on the intrepid navigator who commanded the expedition. The author debunks the myths that surround this voyage and shows Magellan in all his ambiguity - not only as a hero, but as a man with his own strengths and weaknesses. This book is published in Russian in two series entitled Magellan: The Great Discoveries of the Late Middle Ages (Persona series) and The Great Discoveries of the Late Middle Ages: Magellan (Historical Interest series).
This book by British history professor Felipe Fernandez-Armesto focuses on the history of this extremely difficult and dangerous voyage, which was a failure in essence but played a huge role in the development of science; and on the intrepid navigator who commanded the expedition. The author debunks the myths that surround this voyage and shows Magellan in all his ambiguity - not only as a hero, but as a man with his own strengths and weaknesses. This book is published in Russian in two series entitled Magellan: The Great Discoveries of the Late Middle Ages (Persona series) and The Great Discoveries of the Late Middle Ages: Magellan (Historical Interest series).
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