Vasco da Gama Sets Sail for India
07/08/1497 AD helped
With 170 men in four ships, da Gama leaves on the trip which will make him the first man to sail from Europe around Africa to India.
Before departing, Zacut instructs him in the use of his astrolabe and tables which will prove critical to the success of the mission.
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Abraham ben Samuel Zacut (Abraham Zacuto) Royal Astronomer and His...
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Vasco da Gama First man to sail from E...
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