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Cabot, Sebastian

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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Son of the preceding, born either in Venice or Bristol; accompanied his father to N. America; sought service as a navigator, first in Spain then in England, but failed; returned to Spain; attempted under Charles V. to plant colonies in Brazil with no success, for which he was imprisoned and banished; was the first to notice the variation of the magnetic needle, and to open up to England trade with Russia (1474-1557).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Cabot, Sebastian'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​c/cabot-sebastian.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
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