No google maps back then. Scary
Waldseemueller map 1507. Early attempt to locate new continent on a Ptolemaic grid (latitude/longitude) & first use of "America" to label a part of it after its reported discoverer, Amerigo Vespucci. More on navigation & maps: https://unenumerated.blogspot.com/2012/10/dead-reckoning-and-exploration-explosion.html … https://unenumerated.blogspot.com/2012/10/dead-reckoning-maps-and-errors.html …pic.twitter.com/FJnlhzoMyg
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They had astrolabes and the stars.
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That is a metaphysical question the second article.. that was a very thought provoking read that not many people contemplate. 2D vs. 3D.... that third dimension is led by the Spirit which scientists neglect.
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first use of "america" was for south/central america
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