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Columbus was a map reader

JJB — 9/28/2004 8:03:18 AM (archived)

Columbus didn't get lucky - he probably had a map.
Recommend '1421' by Gavin Menzies - fair chance that the Chinese got there first!

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The whole thread (16 posts)

Moon base structure? - Eric - 9/25/2004 7:17:20 PM
- Image noise. - ebnelson - 9/27/2004 5:03:44 PM
- Image flaw - Donald - 9/26/2004 3:39:39 PM
- re: Moon base structure? - David F Mayer - 9/26/2004 4:08:57 AM
  - re: Moon base structure? - Eric - 9/26/2004 2:34:22 PM
- Looks like a digital artifact to me. (n/t) - Lee - 9/26/2004 3:34:29 AM
- Rectangular craters - Adam - 9/25/2004 9:39:05 PM
  - re: Rectangular craters - Eric - 9/26/2004 12:11:00 AM
    - Angular craters - Nick Hoffman - 9/26/2004 3:15:34 AM
      - re: Angular craters - Eric - 9/26/2004 2:29:46 PM
        
        Do you mean Queen Isabela? - Dave M - 9/28/2004 7:52:29 PM
        
        She had angular craters? (n/t) - alcaray - 9/28/2004 10:19:10 PM
        
        historical furphy - Adam - 9/26/2004 3:03:13 PM
        
        Columbus was a map reader - JJB - 9/28/2004 8:03:18 AM
        
        Source - Adam - 9/26/2004 11:47:20 PM
        
        Nonsense! - Nick Hoffman - 9/28/2004 5:56:35 AM

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