The Britannica Guide to Explorers and Explorations That Changed the Modern World

The Britannica Guide to Explorers and Explorations That Changed the Modern World
Author: Kenneth Pletcher Senior Editor, Geography and History
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 351
Release: 2009-12-20
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1615300287

Chronicles the history of human exploration, from the Silk Road travels and early exploration of the Atlantic Coastline to the age of discovery, the colonial exploration eras, and modern expeditions to the North and South Poles.

What Was the Age of Exploration?

What Was the Age of Exploration?
Author: Catherine Daly
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2021-03-09
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0593093844

Land ho! Discover what the Age of Exploration was all about in this wonderful addition to the bestselling Who HQ series! Before the fifteenth century, European sailors were unsure what waited for them beyond their well-known travel routes around the Mediterranean Sea, so they kept within sight of land. But all of that changed after Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal started sending ships down the coast in the hope of finding a sea route to India and Africa. This was the beginning of a giant leap toward understanding what the globe actually looked like. Certain European nations grew rich and powerful from the New World gold and lands they claimed, while advanced, long-standing civilizations like the Aztecs and Incas were destroyed in the cruelest of ways. This book also features the fun black-and-white illustrations and engaging 16-page photo insert that readers have come love about the What Was? series!

Portraits of the Great Bible-believing Scientists

Portraits of the Great Bible-believing Scientists
Author: Franjo Stvarnik
Publisher: FriesenPress
Total Pages: 373
Release: 2018-10-29
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1525532014

“More than 60 years ago,” remembered Mr. Stvarnik, “I read the books From Ancient Philosophy to Modern Science of Atoms by prof. dr. Ivan Supek, and the Images from the Lives of Great Scientists by prof. dr. Milutin Milankovic, and for me these are still the most beautiful scientific texts.” From that time, as a much loving hobby, Mr. Stvarnik has studied biographies of great scientists. “I have grown up in an atheistic country,” he once said, “and therefore it was a surprise to find that there were very few atheistic or agnostic scientists; the majority of them were some kind of believers in God. Actually, a good number of the greatest scientific minds were or are Bible-believing Christians.” That realization, along with discoveries of some deliberate distortions of historical facts that made certain Bible-believing scientists look as having an atheistic bent, prompted writing a book The Portraits of the Great Bible-believing Scientists that was published in Croatian and in Serbian languages. Now he has written the same in English, but since many years elapsed from the mentioned publications, he enriched the text with new findings and added 12 new portraits into the book.

Ships Of Discovery And Exploration

Ships Of Discovery And Exploration
Author: Lincoln P. Paine
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 211
Release: 2000-11-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 0547561636

Lincoln P. Paine's SHIPS OF THE WORLD: AN HISTORICAL HISTORICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA was honored as one of the best reference books of the year by the New York Public Library, and Library Journal described it as "clearly the most fascinating book of the year." Now, in two equally fascinating new books, Paine focuses on two of the most interesting areas of maritime history: WARSHIPS OF THE WORLD TO 1900 and SHIPS OF DISCOVERY AND EXPLORATION. SHIPS OF DISCOVERY AND EXPLORATION tells the stories of 125 vessels that have played important roles in voyages of geographical exploration and scientific discovery, from early Polynesian double canoes to the most technically sophisticated submersibles. Each ship is described in a vivid short essay that captures its personality as well as its physical characteristics, construction, and history. Drawings, paintings, and photographs show the grandeur and grace of these oceangoing vessels, maps help the reader follow the routes of great seafarers and naval campaigns, and chronologies offer a perspective on underwater archaeology sites, maritime technology, exploration, and disasters at sea.

Encounter

Encounter
Author: Jane Yolen
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 36
Release: 1996
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780152013899

A Taino Indian boy on the island of San Salvador recounts the landing of Columbus and his men in 1492.

The Age of Exploration

The Age of Exploration
Author: Britannica Educational Publishing
Publisher: Britanncia Educational Publishing
Total Pages: 181
Release: 2013-06-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1622750233

The Age of Exploration, which spanned roughly from 1400 to 1550, was the first time in history that European powers—eyeing new trade routes to the East or seeking to establish empires—began actively looking far past their own borders to gain a better understanding of the world and its many resources. The individuals who set out on behalf of the countries they represented came from a variety of backgrounds, and included master navigators such as Christopher Columbus and Ferdinand Magellan—the latter of whom was the first to circle the globe—as well as the often ruthless conquistadors of the New World such as Francisco Pizarro and Hernan Cortes. The exciting and sometimes tragic lives and journeys of these and many others as well as the battles for empire that arose are chronicled in this engaging volume.

The First Voyage Around the World, 1519-1522

The First Voyage Around the World, 1519-1522
Author: Antonio Pigafetta
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2007-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 0802093701

The First Voyage around the World is also a remarkably accurate ethnographic and geographical account of the circumnavigation, and one that has earned its reputation among modern historiographers and students of the early contacts between Europe and the East Indies.