"Tom Francis" wrote in message
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On Fri, 13 Oct 2006 11:54:20 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

On 13 Oct 2006 07:39:06 -0700, "Chuck Gould"
wrote:



Maybe my standards are more lax than yours, but I consider a thread
about Columbus or any other mariner of historic importance to be a
relevant topic in a boating NG.

How do you feel about Amerigo Vespucci?

I always admired Evangelista Torricelli , myself.

Piffle. He was a mere candle to the bright flame of brilliance that
was Tycho Brahe.

Claudius Ptolemy taught him everything he knew.

Eisboch