The Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci developed a method of calculating longitude, employed by Spain Vespucci argued that the new world was a separate continent not connected to Asia thus adding a forth to the known three.
In modern terms Vespucci's difficulties are that Columbus discovered the New World prior to Vespucci's voyages.
I take it you know America was named after him?
While no great navigational challenges plagued Vespucci, as a result of possibly forged letters, Amerigo Vespucci was accused to attempting to undermine the voyages of Christopher Columbus. Subsequently, modern historians have come to believe that the alleged â??letters of Vespucciâ?? were actual forgeries.
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Amerigo Vespucci
Amerigo Vespucci changed the world by discovering America! America is named after Amerigo Vespucci.
Amerigo Vespucci was a cartographer (mapmaker,) not an explorer.
America was named after Amerigo Vespucci when he found Columbus was wrong and didnt find India he found a new county
Amerigo Vespucci explored a trade route to Spain.
I dont know =O
Amerigo Vespucci
Amerigo Vespucci changed the world by discovering America! America is named after Amerigo Vespucci.
amerigo vespucci worked for the countrie Italy
Would you believe Amerigo Vespucci.
Amerigo Vespucci was a cartographer (mapmaker,) not an explorer.
America was named after Amerigo Vespucci when he found Columbus was wrong and didnt find India he found a new county
Amerigo Vespucci had developed malaria, causing death.
Amerigo Vespucci was born in the year 1454
Yes, Amerigo Vespucci returned to Portugal.
Amerigo Vespucci
Amerigo Vespucci explored a trade route to Spain.