Martín Cortés de Albacar
Spanish astronomer · Spain · Scientists · Lived 1510 to 1582 · aged 72
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Something wrong?Martín Cortés de Albacar (1510-1582) was a Spanish cosmographer. In 1551 he published the standard navigational textbook Arte de navegar. A decade later (1561), Arte de navegar became the earliest known English navigation manual up to date with all of the strategies used at the time.
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Commemorative plaque dedicated to Martín Cortés de Albacar on the town hall of Bujaraloz.
Martín Cortés is depicted in a portrait can be found in the Brief Compendium of the Sphera and the Art of Navigation, which was published in Seville in 1556. This illustration is currently held in the National Library of Spain.Scientists from Spain 6
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Martín Cortés de Albacar (1510-1582) was a Spanish cosmographer. In 1551 he published the standard navigational textbook Arte de navegar. A decade later (1561), Arte de navegar became the earliest known English navigation manual up to date with all of the strategies used at the time. He was an early proponent of a hypothetical celestial magnetic pole.
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