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In the other letter he tells a very different story.
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In 73° 30′ S.! There is no such statement in the other letter.
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Policletus was not a painter.
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He may mean their orbits, not the stars themselves; but in either case he is talking nonsense.
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Zenit in the Italian version.
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Gonzalo Coelho, according to Damian de Goez, sailed from Lisbon on an expedition to Brazil, with six ships, on June 10th, 1503.
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This may mean either 33° S. lat.; or 33° from the Pole, which would be 57° S. lat. Malacca is in 2° 14′ N. lat.
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Fernando Noronha is probably intended.
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Bahia.
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If this is intended for Gonzalo Coelho, the only Portuguese commander who is recorded to have sailed from Lisbon for Brazil in 1503, the statement is false. He returned safely with four out of his six ships.