Key term for Edexcel GCSE History, used in Spain Reaches the Americas.
A navigational method used by Columbus to estimate his ship's position based on its speed, time, and direction from a known starting point.
Dead reckoning appears in Edexcel GCSE History revision content for Spain and the New World, especially Spain Reaches the Americas and Spanish Exploration.
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