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1Indo-Aryan migration — For other uses, see Indo Aryan migration (disambiguation). Indo European topics Indo European languages (list) Albanian · Armenian · Baltic Celtic · Germanic · Greek Indo Iranian …
2Samudra — is a Sanskrit term for ocean , literally the gathering together of waters ( IAST|saṃ meaning together and udra meaning water . Dictionary meaning of samudra is ‘confluence’ and ‘ocean/sea’ [ In his Dictionary M.Mayrhofer gives for samudra only… …
3Sneakbox — A sneakbox is a small boat that can be sailed, rowed, poled or sculled. It is predominantly associated with the Barnegat Bay in New Jersey, just as the canoe like Delaware Ducker is associated with the New Jersey marshes along the Delaware River… …
4John Ordronaux — (16 December 1778 ndash; 1841) was one of the most successful privateersmen of the War of 1812. Ordronaux was born at Nantes, Brittany, France. At the outbreak of the war, he commanded the French privateer Marengo and on 28 October 1813, he took… …
5Aviation history — deals with the development of mechanical flight, from the earliest attempts in kite powered and gliding flight, to powered heavier than air flight, and beyond. Humanity s desire to fly possibly first found expression in China, where people flying …
6Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (Yucatán conquistador) — There were two Spanish conquistadors at the start of the 16th century named Francisco Hernández de Córdoba. The one described here is the generally credited as the first European to discover the peninsula of Yucatán. The other founded Nicaragua:… …
7William Kidd — Infobox Pirate name=William Kidd lived=c. 1645 – May 23, 1701 caption=William Kidd nickname= type=Privateer placeofbirth= Greenock, Scotland placeofdeath= Wapping, England allegiance= Kingdom of England serviceyears= base of operations= rank=… …
8Republic of Genoa — Most Serene Republic of Genoa Serenissima Repubblica di Genova ← 1005–1 …
9List of Chinese inventions — A bronze Chinese crossbow mechanism with a buttplate (the wooden components have …
10Galley — For other uses, see Galley (disambiguation). A model of a Maltese design typical of the 16th century, the last great era of the wargalley A galley is a type of ship propelled by rowers that originated in the Mediterranean region and was used for… …
