fosse assai meno estesa in latitudine
English translation: ... the north-south extension was not as great
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| Italian to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Geography / In A Book On The History Of Geographical Explorations/Discoveries | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Shera Lyn Parpia Italy Local time: 08:29 | ||||||
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was much less extensive in latitude Explanation: Such a project seems absurd today, but one must bear in mind that at that time it was believed that Africa was much less extensive in latitude than it is in reality, so that its circumnavigation might appear possible. |
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the latitude of Africa was believed to be far less extensive Explanation: I would use this construction with latitude as the subject to put the focus on the hypothetical latitude yet to be explored |
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14 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1... the north-south extension was not as great Explanation: I think this is the concept. or that that Africa's length was much less /Africa was much shorter or a mixture of these terms. |
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