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I would add a comma after "Tasmania". Even better, I would rephrase it: "In 1642, Abel Tasman became the first European to see Tasmania." As it stands, it sounds like he was merely the first European who saw Tasmania in that year; others might have seen it earlier.
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To AlanF_US:
>>>> As it stands, it sounds like he was merely the first European who saw Tasmania in that year; others might have seen it earlier.
When I read the initial sentence a second time, I realized that it had that meaning which is totally different from what I intended to say :-) Non-native speakers are like short-sighted people... they need to wear glasses [and in the case of translation, read again and ask help] in order to see right :-)
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Abel Tasman was the first European who saw Tasmania in 1642.
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In 1642, Abel Tasman became the first European to see Tasmania.
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