Science by Litigation: A Cosmographic Feud

Lamb, Ursula

doi:10.1179/tin.1969.1.1.40

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The Enigma Of Columbus and Celestial Navigation1

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“…The quadrant (see Figure 6) and astrolabe put aboard Columbus' vessels were furnished by one such contractor and were placed aboard every vessel regardless of whether the incumbent pilot or master was capable of using the instruments. When Sebastian Cabot became Spain's Piloto Major he attempted to obtain a monopoly on this lucrative trade of furnishing these instruments to the Crown which was challenged in court (Lamb 1969) 18 …”

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The Empirical Reconstruction of Columbus' Navigational Log and Track of his 1492–1493 Discovery Voyage

Peck

2011

J. Navigation

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This study is a brief report of the only re-sailing of Columbus' 1492–1493 Voyage following the data in his log in a scientifically controlled research voyage by a professional and experienced global and ocean navigator. The study is follow-on to the article: “The Controversial Skill of Columbus as a Navigator: An Enduring Historical Enigma,” published in The Journal of Navigation (2009) Vol. 62, 417–4251.

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