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#Mon Aug 09 11:49:32 CEST 2010
Text__QHvVgKObEd-WfYQ0GneCwQ_title=Behaim Globe 1492
Text__QHvVgKObEd-WfYQ0GneCwQ_text=<p>Martin Behaim arranges lands and oceans on a sphere, oblivious to the existence of the American continent. In keeping with the spirit of departure of his age, he wants to show that Asia can also be reached by traveling westward. In his model the distance from Europe heading west to Asia is much too small.</p>