great voyages of discovery
51Prehistoric Iberia — The Prehistory of the Iberian peninsula begins with the arrival of the first hominins c.900,000 Before Present (BP) and ends with the Punic Wars, when the territory enters the domains of written history. In this long period, some of its most… …
52philosophy, Western — Introduction history of Western philosophy from its development among the ancient Greeks to the present. This article has three basic purposes: (1) to provide an overview of the history of philosophy in the West, (2) to relate… …
53History of Physics — History of Physics † Catholic Encyclopedia ► History of Physics The subject will be treated under the following heads: I. A Glance at Ancient Physics; II. Science and Early Christian Scholars; III. A Glance at Arabian Physics; IV.… …
54John Dee — For other people named John Dee, see John Dee (disambiguation). John Dee …
55Henry the Navigator — Portuguese Henrique o Navegador orig. Henrique, infante (prince) de Portugal, duque (duke) de Viseu, senhor (lord) da Covilha born March 4, 1394, Porto, Port. died Nov. 13, 1460, Vila do Infante, near Sagres Portuguese prince and patron of… …
56Vinland Sagas — (13th century) Two 13th century Icelandic family SAGAS that relate independent traditions concerning the Norse exploration of the North American continent around the year 1000 are known collectively as the Vinland Sagas, taking their title… …
57Vinland — was the name given to an area of North America by the Norseman Leifr Eiríksson, about the year A.D. 1003.Fact|date=March 2008In 1960 archaeological evidence of the only known Norse settlement [Ingstad, Helge; Ingstad, Anne Stine (2001). The… …
58Список телесериалов/Латиница — BBC воскресенье: Ночной театр (BBC Sunday Night Theatre), Великобритания, 1950 1960 BBC: 80 чудес света (Around the World in 80 Treasures), Великобритания, с 2005 BBC: Аттила (Heroes and Villains: Attila the Hun), Великобритания, Греция, 2008 BBC …
59linguistics — /ling gwis tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the science of language, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and historical linguistics. [1850 55; see LINGUISTIC, ICS] * * * Study of the nature and structure of… …
60map — mappable, adj. mapper, n. /map/, n., v., mapped, mapping. n. 1. a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships… …
