Ves·puc·ci

(vĕs-po͞o′chē, -pyo͞o′-), Amerigo Latin name Americus Vespucius. 1454-1512.

Italian navigator and explorer of the South American coast. America was named in his honor.

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Vespucci

(vɛˈspuːtʃɪ)

(Biography) Amerigo (ameˈriːɡo), Latin name Americus Vespucius. ?1454–1512, Florentine navigator in the New World (1499–1500; 1501–02), after whom the continent of America was named

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Ves•puc•ci

(vɛˈspu tʃi, -ˈspyu-)

n.

Amerigo, (Americus Vespucius), 1451–1512, Italian explorer after whom America was named.

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Vespucci - Florentine navigator who explored the coast of South America; America was named in his honor (1454-1512)

Americus Vespucius, Amerigo Vespucci

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It was, instead, named after the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci. Amerigo wrote a book about his voyages, and it was from this book that More got some of his ideas for the Utopia.

This man was called Raphael Hythlodaye and had been with Amerigo Vespucci in the three last of his voyages, "saving that in the last voyage he came not home again with him." For on that voyage Hythlodaye asked to be left behind.

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The satellite called "Vespucci" after the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci had to be deployed to medium Earth orbit approximately 1 hour and 56 minutes after liftoff, according to SpaceX's official web-page.

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As people will know the consensus is that America was named after Amerigo Vespucci. History tells us that countries, regions, cities and towns are named after a person's surname unless they are royalty.

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From Christopher Columbus, Amerigo Vespucci, and early European voyages to America, to Lope de Aguirre's and Percy Fawcett's ventures into the Amazon jungle, to the expeditions that raced to be the first to the South Pole (resulting in triumph for one team and tragedy for the other), Journeys a fascinating portrayal of human gumption, ingenuity, and bravery.

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