Ferdinand Magellan and the discovery of the world ocean
By: Rebecca Stefoff ; introductory essay by Michael Collins.
Series: World explorers
Publisher: Chelsea House Publishers
Published: 1990
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 127
Subjects: Magalhães, Fernão de, d. 1521 -- Juvenile literature; Magellan, Ferdinand, d. 1521; Voyages around the world -- History -- 16th century -- Juvenile literature; Explorers; Voyages around the world
Description: A biography of the Portuguese sea captain who commanded the first expedition that sailed around the world, thus providing the first positive proof that the earth is round.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 122-123) and index.