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Ferdinand Magellan is closer to Robert Falcon Scott than to the Battle of Salamis.
Ferdinand Magellan is nearer Robert Falcon Scott than the Battle of Salamis by 1,612 years. Counting a generation as 25 years, that is about 14 generations one way and about 78 generations the other.
The world between the Battle of Salamis and Robert Falcon Scott
480 BC–1912 one continuous scaleFerdinand Magellanlived 1480 to 1521
Robert Falcon Scottlived 1868 to 1912
1,959 yearsbetween Ferdinand Magellan and the Battle of Salamis
347 yearsbetween Ferdinand Magellan and Robert Falcon Scott
480 BC
the Battle of Salamis
480 BCE naval battle fought between an alliance of Greek city-states and the Persian Empire. Dated 480 BC.
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1912
Robert Falcon Scott dies.
The whole line runs 2,391 years, from the Battle of Salamis to here.
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Battle of Salamis
480 BCE naval battle fought between an alliance of Greek city-states and the Persian Empire
The Battle of Salamis is a naval battle dating to 480 BC. Its location is recorded as Greece.
Robert Falcon Scott
Royal Navy officer and explorer (1868–1912)
Robert Falcon Scott was an explorer, a naval officer and a non-fiction writer who lived from 1868 to 1912, a span of 44 years. Recorded as a citizen of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Ferdinand Magellan
Portuguese explorer in the service of Spain
Ferdinand Magellan was an explorer, a sailor and a seafarer who lived from 1480 to 1521, a span of 41 years. Recorded as a citizen of Kingdom of Portugal.
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