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Originally Posted by CardinalBiggles
This isn't, I'm afraid, correct. The Atlantic was first crossed by Christopher Columbus in 1492 because he was looking for a quick, and proffitable, route to the spices of the Orient. He hoped, as did his backers, for a very large return on their investment.
The fact that he discovered the Americas, with all their wealth was entirely accidental.
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It still took time. Many early voyages lost money, or were simply lost, it took time.
Also, you seem to assume that only ecconomic motives and imperatives are valid. Cultures and subcultures have made choices from different motives.
As to tech. Could anyone in the year 1869 have accurately explained to an engineer how to get to the moon and return alive?
Besides, I'm not saying you have to go.