Science on the 17th of January 1524 in history

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17 Jan 1524 Florentine	science	Florentine (exploration and geog) Florentine explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano, on board La Dauphine in the service of Francis I of France, sets out from Madeira for the New World to seek out a westabout sea route to the Pacific Ocean.	0

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17 Jan 1524

Florentine

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Florentine (exploration and geog)
Florentine explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano, on board La Dauphine in the service of Francis I of France, sets out from Madeira for the New World to seek out a westabout sea route to the Pacific Ocean.

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