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"Round About the Earth: Circumnavigation from Magellan to Orbit" by Joyce E. Chaplin

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Joe Donahue
Published December 19, 2012 at 11:35 AM EST
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Round About the Earth: Circumnavigation from Magellan to Orbit

is the first full history of around-the-world travel. In it, Joyce E. Chaplin brilliantly tells the story of circumnavigation.

Round About the Earth is a witty, erudite, and colorful account of the outrageous ambitions that have inspired men and women to circle the entire planet.

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