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simonebrunozzi
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A monk in 14th-century Italy wrote about the Ameri...
> Consequently, any voyage before 1761 knew its latitude exactly, but dead-reckoned its longitude.
Correct. This is key to understand most of the issues at play in these past events.
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Correct. This is key to understand most of the issues at play in these past events.