Magellan's circumnavigation of the earth proved that it is a globe. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Seaglegs amphibious RIB has completed a 1620 kilometer "circumnavigation" of the Malaysian Peninsula in a record time of. From Wordnik.com. [Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine] Reference
Phenicians, circumnavigation of Africa by the, 271. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844] Reference
Portuguese, circumnavigation of Africa by the, 271. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844] Reference
Louis XVI, in 1785, on a voyage of circumnavigation. From Wordnik.com. [Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea] Reference
Kira continued to sway in her graceful circumnavigation. From Wordnik.com. [the ship who sang]
It was a voyage of discovery -- a circumnavigation, of charity. '. From Wordnik.com. [Amos Huntingdon] Reference
Ellen MacArthur finished her 26,000-mile circumnavigation on Monday. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 8, 2005] Reference
Necho then fitted out an exploring expedition for the circumnavigation of. From Wordnik.com. [General History for Colleges and High Schools] Reference
And her older brother completed a circumnavigation of his own just last year. From Wordnik.com. [Sailor Abby Sunderland's Parents: Brave Or Bad?] Reference
Barrier, and the Franz thus completed her first circumnavigation of the globe. From Wordnik.com. [The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the 'Fram', 1910 to 1912] Reference
The world as known after its circumnavigation by Sir Francis Drake in the years. From Wordnik.com. [A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole] Reference
Thus, by the circumnavigation of the two lakes, two of the geographical problems. From Wordnik.com. [A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole] Reference
Drake was the first commander who conducted a circumnavigation from start to finish. From Wordnik.com. [England under the Tudors] Reference
What's wrong with testing her abilities in a circumnavigation - solo circumnavigation?. From Wordnik.com. [Sailor Abby Sunderland's Parents: Brave Or Bad?] Reference
After a five-year hiatus, Princess Cruises will return to world circumnavigation in 2008. From Wordnik.com. [The Good Life] Reference
Turning the noses of our electrical ships toward the west, we began our circumnavigation. From Wordnik.com. [Edison's Conquest of Mars] Reference
The distance covered on this voyage of circumnavigation was 25,000 nautical miles, of which. From Wordnik.com. [The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the 'Fram', 1910 to 1912] Reference
Now I have described my circumnavigation of the island, I will proceed to describe its inhabitants. From Wordnik.com. [Travels in West Africa] Reference
Mr. Morgan was the fourth person in history to complete a solo, nonstop circumnavigation of the globe. From Wordnik.com. [Dodge Morgan, first American to sail solo, nonstop around the world, dies at 78] Reference
The circumnavigation of the earth by Drake, the visits of other Englishmen to the shores of Africa and. From Wordnik.com. [A History of English Prose Fiction] Reference
There is much in that sound to inspire proud feelings; but whereto does all that circumnavigation conduct?. From Wordnik.com. [Moby Dick; or the Whale] Reference
Her sea going qualities were excellent, and would have amply sufficed for a circumnavigation of the globe. From Wordnik.com. [Off on a Comet] Reference
You know, he breaks the record and then completes the circumnavigation, but then he has to get to safe ground. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 2, 2002] Reference
Wednesday, October 4, and next morning the Pram was ready to continue her second circumnavigation of the globe. From Wordnik.com. [The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the 'Fram', 1910 to 1912] Reference
Having logged more than 87,000 miles, the expedition was the last all-sail-powered circumnavigation of the globe. From Wordnik.com. [United States Exploring Expedition] Reference
His story involves circumnavigation of the globe, hot-air ballooning and living through the eruption of Krakatoa. From Wordnik.com. [Comfort Books: Three Soothing Summer Reads] Reference
Pelican thoroughly, and then proceeded on a voyage of circumnavigation; the spring of 1579 being now well advanced. From Wordnik.com. [England under the Tudors] Reference
The circumnavigation of the globe ranks with the discovery of America among the most significant events in history. From Wordnik.com. [Early European History] Reference
With these fine winds and heaving seas, those ships have performed their voyages of circumnavigation in sixty days. From Wordnik.com. [Choice Specimens of American Literature, and Literary Reader Being Selections from the Chief American Writers] Reference
Conventional history puts Drake in southern Oregon and northern California during his famed circumnavigation of the globe. From Wordnik.com. [Sir Francis Drake Didn't Sleep Here] Reference
After his circumnavigation, Mr. Morgan donated American Promise as a training sloop to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis. From Wordnik.com. [Dodge Morgan, first American to sail solo, nonstop around the world, dies at 78] Reference
Dobryna once again to her starting-point, or, in other words, would enable her to complete the circumnavigation of the globe. From Wordnik.com. [Off on a Comet] Reference
Not wanting to encourage speeding on public streets and highways, Guinness won't accept the speed record for circumnavigation. From Wordnik.com. [The Long and Short of That Records Book] Reference
There was no sign that he was being followed, and while not conclusive, the additional circumnavigation added to his confidence. From Wordnik.com. [Mid Flinx]
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: ... offers its sincere congratulations to Michael Perham on his record-breaking single-handed circumnavigation. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 27, 2009] Reference
It is now proposed to cut a canal across the Cape just where it juts out from the mainland, and thus avoid the tedious circumnavigation. From Wordnik.com. [Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870] Reference
Meanwhile Iphicrates had commenced his voyage of circumnavigation, partly voyaging and partly making every preparation for an engagement. From Wordnik.com. [Hellenica] Reference
Eighteen years ago I made the circumnavigation of the globe, going out to Australia by the Cape of Good Hope, and returning by Cape Horn. From Wordnik.com. [Study and Stimulants; Or, the Use of Intoxicants and Narcotics in Relation to Intellectual Life] Reference
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