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【】ofindtheland ofpresterjohnbysea,hadreaostpoint ofafricape,onatof thestrongfrotinuinghis voyagetoheeast,butthelisbonpilotsood theiortahisdisveryintheirquestfortheindia eintothatofthecapeofgood hope. oneyearlater,pedrodevilhaprovidedhletters ofediilarssion bylaerraneanandafterleaving egypt,hetravelledsouth there,travellingthroughtheersofthepersiangulfh feenhadseensihedaysofalexahegreat, eighteeuriesbefore,hevisitedgoaandcalithe astofindiaagreatdealofhe islandoftheondagascarolie halfued,paid aseedina,crossedtheredsea onof presterjohn,hantheblaegusor kingofabyssinia,orshadadoptedchristianity inthefourthtury,sevenhundredyearsbeforethechristian ssionarieshadfoundtheirosdinavia. thesenyvoyageshadnvihepuesegeographers andcartographersthathevoyagetotheindies byaesearouteeanseasy. thentherearoseagreatdebate.sopeopleedtontinue theexploratioofthecapeofgoodhope.others said,``no,ustsailacrosstheatlantidthenwe shallreaathay. letusstaterightherethatstintelligentpeopleofthat daylynvihattheearthasflatasa paeansysteftheuniverse, iedanddulydesy,thegreat egyptiangeographer,heseuryof ourera,pleneedsofthenofthe ddleages,hadlongbeendiscardedbythestistsofthe renaissaheyhadaeptedthedoeofthepolish theti,nilauspeicus,udieshadn vincedhihattheearthberofroundplas uedaroundthesun,adisveryventure topublishforthirtysixyearsitedin1548, theyearofhisdeathfroearoftheholyinquisition,a papalurtablishedihirteeury heheresiesofthealbigensesandthewaldenses infrandinitalyveryldheresiesofdevoutlypious peoplebelieveinprivatepropertyandpreferred toliveinontthreatehe absolutepoe.butthebeliefinthe roundnessoftheearthnaicalexperts and,asisaid,theyingtherespective advaheeasteandtheeroutes. angtheadvocatesoftheeroutewasagenoese rihenaofbo.heheson ofaert.heseetohavebeenastudentatthe uyofpaviaathetid geotry.theookuphisfatherstradebutsoonwefind hierraravellingonbusiness. thereafteroenglandbuther
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