Christopher Columbus: a traveler in life and after death
Who was Christopher Columbus? His name is well-known to everyone since school days. The first association that springs to mind when he is mentioned is America. Indeed, Columbus’s discovery of…
Who was Christopher Columbus? His name is well-known to everyone since school days. The first association that springs to mind when he is mentioned is America. Indeed, Columbus’s discovery of…
Those who are interested in the history of circumnavigation know well who Ferdinand Magellan is. This Portuguese navigator and explorer, who dreamed of the ocean from a young age, entered…
Space exploration has always been a cornerstone of blockbuster science fiction films—from the iconic “Interstellar” to “The Martian.” Anyone captivated by the cosmos likely harbors a dream of witnessing the…
tin plague In his time, Scott, the renowned polar explorer, prepared meticulously for his expedition to the South Pole. He accounted for everything: the icy silence of Antarctica, hurricane-force winds,…
There was a time when prospectors searched for hidden minerals in the ground armed only with a slingshot carved from a hazelnut bush and treated with a secret technique. Holding…