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Eurоpeаn vоyаges оf discovery were lаrgely fueled by the knowledge held in Muslim centers of learning in Africa and the Middle East (many classical texts had been lost during the Middle Ages in Europe). Great advancements in cartography and maritime navigation were fueled by the rediscovery of Ptolemy’s [BLANK-1] in 1410. The document was originally written around 150 C.E., but had been lost to Europeans for many centuries.
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