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	Caravel: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Because of its smaller size the caravel was able to explore upriver river quick summary:
		Early caravels were usually two-masters of around 50 tons with an overall length of between 20–30 m metre quick summary:
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	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ca/caravel.htm (1448 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Christopher Columbus
		As gold was needed the discovery of a new source of that precious metal made a strong impression on the people of Spain, and a rush to the new regions was inevitable.
		They seized the three caravels that had arrived under the command of Bartholomew Columbus, and set sail in them for Spain to lay before the Government what they considered their grievances against Columbus and his administration.
		After dismantling his useless craft, and using the material for temporary shelter, he sent a boat to Haiti to ask for assistance and to dispatch thence to Spain a vessel with a pitiful letter giving a fantastic account of his sufferings which in itself gave evidence of an over-excited and disordered mind.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/04140a.htm (9286 words)

	Astronomy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Also in Persia, Omar Khayyám performed a reformation of the calendar that was more accurate than the Julian and came close to the Gregorian.
		Abraham Zacuto was responsible in the 15th century for the adaptations of astronomical theory for the practical needs of Portuguese caravel expeditions.
		In Europe during the Renaissance, Copernicus proposed a heliocentric model of the Solar System.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Astronomy (2004 words)

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