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Raquo; Roumania. Past and Present. PRESENT ROUMANIAN LEADERS AND THEIR POLICY. The King Customs of the Court The Queen Her attainments Extract from her poetry Madame Rosetti Her patriotism and adventures M. Constantin A. Rosetti His career and public services M. Bratiano Other leaders of public opinion The party of progress Their past foreign and domestic policy Geographical boundaries Panslavism and Panroumanism The future policy of Roumania Growth by pacific means (Note: Comparative values ...
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explorion.net • Travel & Exploration • The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century • ASTRONOMERS AND CARTOGRAPHERS
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Raquo; The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century. Cassini—Picard and La Hire—The arc of the Meridian and the Map of France—G. Delisle and D'Anville—The Shape of the Earth—Maupertuis in Lapland—Condamine at the Equator. Although Galileo had observed the eclipses of Jupiter's satellites as early as 1610, his important discovery had been rendered useless by the indifference of Governments, the inadequacy of instruments, and the mistakes committed by his followers. In the month of July, 1671, Philippe d...
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explorion.net • Travel & Exploration • The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century • CAPTAIN COOK'S THIRD VOYAGE, I
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Raquo; The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century. CAPTAIN COOK'S THIRD VOYAGE, I. Search for the lands discovered by the French—Kerguelen Islands—Stay at Van Diemen's Land—Queen Charlotte's Strait—Palmerston Island—Grand rejoicings in the Tonga Islands. The attempt had quite lately been made, to discover this outlet in Hudson or Baffin Bays, and it was now determined to seek it in the Pacific. In Captain Cook alone were all the requisite qualities to be found. The command was offered to him, and...
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explorion.net • Travel & Exploration • The Exploration of the World • MISSIONARIES AND SETTLERS. MERCHANTS AND TOURISTS, I
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Raquo; The Exploration of the World. MISSIONARIES AND SETTLERS. MERCHANTS AND TOURISTS, I. Distinguishing characteristics of the Seventeenth Century—The more thorough exploration of regions previously discovered—To the thirst for gold succeeds Apostolic zeal—Italian missionaries in Congo—Portuguese missionaries in Abyssinia—Brue in Senegal and Flacourt in Madagascar—The Apostles of India, of Indo-China, and of Japan. VOYAGES OF ADVENTURE AND PRIVATEERING WARFARE. In the Heart of Africa. A Trip Abroad - E...
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explorion.net • Travel & Exploration • The Exploration of the World • MARCO POLO, 1253-1324, I
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Raquo; The Exploration of the World. MARCO POLO, 1253-1324, I. Kublaï-Khan's feast on the arrival of the Venetian Merchants. The brothers had been absent from their country for fifteen years, so they resolved to return to Venice, and at Negropont they embarked on board a vessel that was going direct to their native town. CELEBRATED TRAVELLERS BETWEEN THE TENTH AND THIRTEENTH CENTURIES. MARCO POLO, 1253-1324, II. Adventures in the Unknown Interior of America. In the Heart of Africa. Tent Life in Siberia.
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explorion.net • Travel & Exploration • The Exploration of the World • VOYAGES OF ADVENTURE AND PRIVATEERING WARFARE
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Raquo; The Exploration of the World. VOYAGES OF ADVENTURE AND PRIVATEERING WARFARE. Drake—Cavendish—De Noort—Walter Raleigh. Drake afterwards made two expeditions to the West Indies for the purpose of studying the country. When he considered himself to have acquired the necessary information, he fitted out two vessels at his own expense: the. Of twenty-five tons, commanded by his brother John, and the. THE POLAR EXPEDITIONS AND THE SEARCH FOR THE NORTH-WEST PASSAGE, II. In the Heart of Africa. VOYAGES RO...
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explorion.net • Travel & Exploration • The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century • ASIA AND ITS INHABITANTS
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Raquo; The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century. ASIA AND ITS INHABITANTS. Towards the end of the eighteenth century, the English Government, being desirous of entering into commercial relations with China, sent an Envoy-extraordinary to that country named George Macartney. This diplomatist had already visited the courts of Europe and Russia, had been governor of the English Antilles and Madras, and Governor-General of India. Is generally hateful, it is not so in travels, where the assertion. After...
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explorion.net • Travel & Exploration • The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century • CAPTAIN COOK'S FIRST VOYAGE, I
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Raquo; The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century. CAPTAIN COOK'S FIRST VOYAGE, I. The beginning of his maritime career—The command of the. Successively ship-lad, sailor, and master, Cook rapidly learned all the details of his profession. In the spring of 1755, as the first hostilities between England and France broke out, the boat upon which Cook served was anchored in the Thames. The navy was recruited in those days by means of pressgangs. At first Cook hid himself, but afterwards, urged no...Intel...
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explorion.net • Travel & Exploration • The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century • VOYAGES IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
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Raquo; The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century. VOYAGES IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. Expedition of Wood Rogers—Adventures of Alexander Selkirk—Galapagos Island—Puerto Seguro—Return to England—Expedition of George Anson—Staten Island—Juan Fernandez—Tinian—Macao—Taking of the vessel—Canton river—Results of the Cruise. Set sail from the Royal Port of Bristol on the 2nd April, 1708. To begin with, we may note one interesting fact. Throughout the voyage a register was at the service of the crew, ...Nothi...
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biblior.net • Biblioteca românească • Roumania. Past and Present • TOPOGRAPHICAL—COMMERCIAL.
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Raquo; Roumania. Past and Present. The importance of Galatz as a seaport is, however, quite another matter. Although this country transacts a very considerable trade with it, there are very few English houses or agencies there, the chief business being carried on by German, Italian, Greek, and French firms; and not only those languages, but also Turkish and Bulgarian, are requisite for trading purposes. Total Exports from Great Britain to Roumania. Editura Polirom, 2015. Trei zile în Basarabia.