The first circumnavigation of the globe by Magellan in 1519 might be compared with the first space flight to the moon in 1969(450 years later) there were many differences…Magellan was given third rate vessels,his backers were reluctant to risk top quality ships on such an enterprise.No Communications,no way to touch with HQ in Spain,he set out to cross an ocean without knowing its extent….
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