Piri Reis was responsible for
A. losing the battle of Chaldiran.
B. writing a famous Rubaiyat.
C. preparing the Book of Seafaring.
D. building the first astronomical observatory in Istanbul.
E. overthrowing and jailing his father Shah Jahan.
Answer: C
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