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Rui Faleiro

Portuguese cosmographer, astrologer, and astronomer

b. 1480 CE – d. 1545 CE World The Middle of The Earth

Rui (Ruy) Faleiro is a Portuguese cosmographer, astrologer, and astronomer who is the principal scientific organizer behind Magellan's circumnavigation of the world.

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Moran, J. (2017). Rui Faleiro. History Atlas. Retrieved 5 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/rui-faleiro/

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