“The Portuguese had undertaken their voyages towards the southern hemisphere in spite of the science of their day… they followed an irresistible urge, which went against their scientific and religious convictions.”

—  Reijer Hooykaas

"The Portuguese Discoveries and the Rise of Modern Science," 1983

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