- Leonardo Da Vinci was born near Florence in Italy in 1452.
- Leonardo’s parents were not married and therefore he did not have a family name just Da Vinci meaning from Vinci.
- Leonardo was the son of a notary Pietro and a peasant woman Caterina who never married.
- Even from childhood he was fascinated by water properties and movement, and he was spending time looking at waterfalls at a mill and he noticed the waves produced by throwing stone in a lake thinking the sound is similarly transmitted through air.
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AMAZING QUICK FACTS ABOUT NITOCRIS
Nitocris was a less known pharaoh of the VI th dynasty. Her historicity is questioned and she could be more like a legend character. She is mentioned by Herodotus , Manetho and Royal Papyrus of of Turin.
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Who was Hypatia and why is Hypatia important?
Hypatia lived in Alexandria, Egypt more than 1500 years ago. She was the first female scientist, and she was among the scholars recruited to do research and keep the intellectual legacy of the famous Library of Alexandria and Moseion of Alexandria.
In Alexandria during Greco Roman period there was a trend to bring scholars from all over the known world to create a high standard intellectual activity. Government was recruiting them and paying them to stay and bring their contribution to the knowledge base represented by Library of Alexandria collection of papyruses.
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Hello everyone. This video is about the Phoenicians and their culture. Let’s dive in!
Who were the Phoenicians?
They were a Semite population living in Canaan which is current Lebanon and Israel in ancient times at their height in between 1100 to 200 BC.
Why were Phoenicians important ? What is their legacy?
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This video is about history of piracy in the Caribbean.
During the reign of Carol I of Spain, Spain and Portugal have signed a treatise of Tordesillas, with support from the pope allowing only Spanish and Portuguese ships to travel to the Americas.
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This video is a timeline of mass extinctions that life on Earth had. There is a total of 5 mass extinctions. This reminds me of the legend of an Indian deity, Shiva who destroys the Universe and after that rebuilds a new and better version of the Universe. All five mass extinctions reduced the living organisms on Earth but pushed the evolution of life in a better direction.
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1.Human Evolution Is Still Happening Today
2.Genetic Engineering May Allow Us to Control Our Own Evolution
Continue reading “Top 10 astounding Quick Facts Human Evolution”AMAZING FUN FACTS ABOUT NEANDERTHALS
1. Neanderthals Buried Their Dead With Care.
2. They Were Artists.
3. They had the ability to control fire.
4. They Were Professional Hunters.
5. Neanderthals and Woolly Mammoths Shared Genetic Traits.
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Homo Floresiensis is a hominid discovered in the island of Flores Indonesia.
No complete skeleton was found, only a skull and other parts from nine individuals were found.
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1.Creationists claim the Earth is much younger than geology scholars. They claim Earth is about 6000 years old and they claim radiocarbon dating is inaccurate.
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