In Pursuit of Longitude: Magellan and the Antimeridian.

by André Rossfelder and Tim Joyner

Ferdinand Magellan is widely known and studied, yet his common image can be misleading. Magellan was not the first Circumnavigator. In fact, neither his mission nor even his intent was to sail around the world. In his captivating book "In Pursuit of Longitude: Magellan and the Antimeridian", marine geologist and explorer Andr Rossfelder reminds us that the Portuguese navigator's strict instructions were only to lay a Spanish claim to the fabled Spice...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439255148
• ISBN13: 9781439255148
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Booksurge Publishing
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.0" x 10.0"