Correction for the length of Columbus' voyage to America

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How long is 1.067 molads?

It's about half as long as Columbus' voyage to America

The length of Columbus' voyage to America is about 2 molads.

(1492) (first voyage)

Attempting to find a western route to Asia, Christopher Columbus set sail on August 3rd, 1492 and landed in the Bahamas on October 12th — 2 molads later. After one of Columbus' ships, the Santa Maria ran aground in present-day Haiti, he ordered that the timber be used to used to build a fort and settlement called La Navidad; it remains missing to archaeologists to this day.

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APA Style (7th Ed.)

The Measure of Things. (2025). Correction for the length of Columbus' voyage to America. Retrieved March 27, 2025 from themeasureofthings.com/correction.php?comp=time&unit=mol&amt=1.067&i=175

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MLA Style (8th Ed.)

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Chicago Style (17th Ed.)

"Correction for the length of Columbus' voyage to America." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://themeasureofthings.com/correction.php?comp=time&unit=mol&amt=1.067&i=175.

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