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What story does the Bayeux Tapestry tell?

The Bayeux Tapestry represents scenes of the conquest of England by William the Conqueror in 1066, culminating in the Battle of Hastings. The scenes number seventy-two and over each is a short description in Latin. It is embroidered in colored wool on linen, and is more than 60 m long and about 50 cm wide. The tapestry, recorded in an …

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What popularized mountain climbing?

Mountaineers of today owe a good deal to a Swiss scientist called Horace Benedict de Saussure, who was born at Conches, near Geneva, in 1740. He changed the general attitude to mountains from one of superstition and dread to one of inspiration. De Saussure was professor of physics and philosophy at the University of Geneva and a pioneer of geology, …

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What part did Captain Bligh play in the history of ay in the Australia?

William Bligh is best known to history as the captain of HMS Bounty whose crew mutinied and set him adrift in a small boat. His voyage in this boat of 6,500 km reveals what a skilful seaman and navigator he must have been. He was also second-in-command to Nelson at the Battle of Copenhagen. Because of his distinguished services he …

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What measured in watts?

Power is measured in watts. This can mean either the power that something produces as it works, or the power that is needed to drive something. A watt is not a very big unit of power. Powerful machines are therefore graded in kilowatts(KW) or megawatts(MW). A kilowatts is 1,000 watts and a megawatt is 1,000,000 watts. The watt is named …

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