CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Ferdinand Magellan Short biographical article from the Catholic Encyclopedia.Category Society History Explorers magellan, ferdinandferdinand magellan. (Portuguese Fernão Magalhaes). The first circumnavigatorof the real world; born about 1480 at Saborosa in Villa http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09526b.htm
Extractions: Home Encyclopedia Summa Fathers ... M > Ferdinand Magellan A B C D ... Z (Portuguese The first circumnavigator of the real world; born about 1480 at Saborosa in Villa Real, Province of Traz os Montes, Portugal ; died during his voyage of discovery on the Island of Mactan in the Philippines , 27 April 1521. He was the son of Pedro Ruy de Magalhaes, mayor of the town, and of Alda de Mezquita. He was brought up at the Court of Portugal and learned astronomy and the nautical sciences under good teachers, among whom may have been Martin Behaim . These studies filled him at an early age with enthusiasm for the great voyages of discovery which were being made at that period. In 1505, he took part in the expedition of Francisco d'Almeida, which was equipped to establish the Portuguese viceroyalty in India , and in 1511 he performed important services in the Portuguese conquest of Malacca . He returned home in 1512 and took part in the Portuguese expedition to Morocco , where he was severely wounded. On account of a personal disagreement with the commander-in-chief, he left the army without permission. This and an unfavourable report that had been made upon him by Almeida led to his disgrace with the king. pope to Spain . Magellan therefore resolved to seek the Moluccas by sailing to the west around South America. As he could not hope to arouse interest for the carrying out of his plans in Portugal , and was himself, moreover misjudged and ignored, he renounced his nationality and offered his services to
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Extractions: Credit: NASA JPL Magellan Project Explanation: Ferdinand Magellan was a world explorer. Many consider him the greatest navigator of Europe's 16th century age of sea going exploration and credit his expedition with the first circumnavigation of planet Earth. NASA's Venus probe, the aptly named Magellan spacecraft shown above in an artist's conception, provided a global view of the poorly known surface of Venus - just as Magellan's expedition provided the beginnings of a global perspective of the Earth. Ferdinand Magellan's expedition of 5 ships and 265 men left Spain in 1519 in search of a western route to the Spice Islands of Indonesia. In 1522 one ship and 17 men returned. NASA launched the Magellan probe on May 4, 1989. Placed in a polar orbit, Magellan's many circumnavigations resulted in a detailed radar mapping of 98% of the Venusian surface.
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