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Eccentricity of the Sextant by Frederic Furbish, 1893

Eccentricity of the Sextant by Frederic Furbish, 1893, Page 24

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for the first time, appeared to him, his domain, it was his conquest, it belonged to him; aided by the astrolabe, which he made use of for the the first time, he had devised rules to fix the position of the vessels latitude and longitude; he advanced then in perfect confidence, consoling his sailors and reanimating their courage; each day was to his profound observer one step toward a new science; he calculated the meridian altitude of the sun with the astrolabe and verified the position of the compass needle upon the polar star. Attentive in noticing all phenomena, neither the changing aspects of the stars nor the variation of the winds and the elements, nothing escaped his sagacity."
So then while giving all credit to the superior qualities of Columbus, to his courage, wisdom, bravery and persistence

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17 for the first time, appeared to him, his domain, it was his conquest, it belonged to him; aided by the astrolabe, which he made use of for the the first time, he had devised rules to fix the position of the vessels latitude and longitude; he advanced then in perfect confidence, consoling his sailors and reanimating their courage; each day was to his profound observer one step toward a new science; he calculated the meridian altitude of the sun with the astrolabe and verified the position of the compass needle upon the polar star. Attentive in noticing all phenomena, neither the changing aspects of the stars nor the variation of the winds and the elements, nothing escaped his sagacity." So then while giving all credit to the superior qualities of Columbus, to his courage, wisdom, bravery and persistence