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Hace 3 días · 1st century AD: The aeolipile, a simple steam turbine is recorded by Hero of Alexandria. [263] 1st century AD: The first use of respiratory protective equipment is documented by Pliny the Elder ( c. 23 AD –79) using animal bladder skins to protect workers in Roman mines from red lead oxide dust.
Hace 3 días · El paseo de las Delicias, a 1784–1785 painting by Ramón Bayeu depicting a meeting of members of the aristocracy in the aforementioned location. The Age of Enlightenment reached Spain in attenuated form about 1750. Attention focused on medicine and physics, with some philosophy.
Hace 20 horas · In the 10th century AD, the Byzantines instituted death by burning for parricides, i.e. those who had killed their own relatives, replacing the older punishment of poena cullei, the stuffing of the convict into a leather sack, along with a rooster, a viper, a dog and a monkey, and then throwing the sack into the sea.
Hace 2 días · The roots of modern haute cuisine lie in chefs like La Varenne (1615–1678) and the notable chef of Napoleon, Marie-Antoine Carême (1784–1833). These chefs developed a lighter style of food compared to the food of the Middle Ages. They used fewer spices, and more herbs and creamy ingredients.
Hace 2 días · Assess world coin values with the World Coin Price Guide on NGCcoin.com. View Mexico SPANISH COLONY 1/2 Real prices, images and mintage info.
Hace 5 días · Quick Tips for using this 1784 Historical Pennsylvania Counties Map tool. There are four ways to get started using this Historical U.S. Counties map tool. Type any PRESENT-day place or address in the “Search places” box above the map and choose the one you want from the auto-complete list. Click the map to see the historical county name for ...
Hace 4 días · The feast day of St. Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus, is celebrated on July 31. Ad majorem Dei gloriam is the Latin motto of the Society of Jesus. Shown above, a 10-foot bronze sculpture on the Boston College campus portrays St. Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Jesuit order, as a teacher. Created by Bolivian-born artist Pablo ...
