Leonardo da Vinci Da Vinci was born April 15, 1452, in the hills of Tuscany outside the village of Anchiano. Da Vinci received a small amount of formal education beyond basic reading, writhing. and mathematics instructions when he was young. He learned metalworking, leather arts, carpentry, drawing, painting and sculpting outside his school or even from himself! Parents: Mom; Caterina (Da Vinchi I assume) Dad; Ser Piero Da Vinchi Step Mom; ????????…
On a rainy day, April 3 ,1982, Diana Rae Lundell (Frahm) went into labor at our cousin’s birthday party. Melanie Rae Lundell was born at 11:35 pm, at the Cannon Falls hospital. Following melanie’s birth, Melissa Kay Lundell was born at 11:41 pm. Melanie weighed five pounds and three ounces. Melissa weighed five pounds and two ounces. It was the first time doctor Lauer had delivered twins at the hospital. After melissa’s birth, doctor Lauer asked where Melissa would go because the hospital only…
products became more diverse, Europe expanded their trade. This gained new trading partners, more revenue, and consequently more power within the European nations. Trade also played a part in military advantage of Europe. For example, if Italy made new cannons then they would sell it to any country who had the money to buy it rather than hoarding it all to themselves. This allowed each country to stay on them same level when it comes to warfare. Technological advancements were also spread this…
the gun, they used their already advanced metalwork skill to make rifles strong and more durable. They also improved the distance a gun can be fired by calculating the amount of force on the gas chamber of a gun. Europe also created many new guns, cannons, and improvements…
of the mas of ice, but she decided that the only way to block the breach was to go on and create more ice, pushing the existing ice forward like a small glacier. The ice she was creating wasn't strong enough to stand against cannons, but she would create so much that the cannons would take too long time to destroy it. She saw that a good deal of the ice was moving to the sides filling the gully in front of the fence, so she didn't know how quickly the ice was moving at the front of her makeshift…
On June 29, 1613, during Shakespeare's play, Henry V, a cannon was used to add flair to the arrival of King Henry; however, the outcome was not a dignified entrance. The special effect resulted in a grand exit. The wadding, cloth put inside the cannon, was fired out of the cannon. It landed on the roof and ignited a fire which burnt down the famous Globe Theatre (Allison 68). Most special effects used during the Elizabethan Era did not cause any destruction; therefore, stage crews felt…
The Bridge War of 1845 The first bridge the east side built spanned over into the west side of Chestnut Street; Kilbourntown would not take any part to help finance the construction of the bridge. The disgruntled east-siders felt that the best way to retaliate against Kilbourntown’s lack of funding was to produce the cheapest bridge possible. Yet, over the next few years, the bridge turned out to be exactly what they paid for. This led to a village meeting on May 7, 1845, where the two towns…
Carthage in the Punic war’s. During March 10 241 B.C. Rome and Carthage went to war at sea with equal amount on weapons technology, there the Roman Navy Won the battle and that Won the First Punic war and made Rome number one Naval in fighting. (.(Mark Cannon , 6 Nov 2006, Engineering an Empire: Carthage. The History Channel. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HetYXwtCCho “13:50 -…
Spaniards, the Mexica natives had never before seen the highly advanced weapons of war their army utilized. Their armor, horses, attack dogs and highly destructive weapons including gunpowder, cannons and swords left the Azteca highly disadvantage in combat against the conquistadores. Loud gunpowder and cannons frightened the people and soldiers riding horseback, whom they even believed to be one divine being, towered over the Aztec militia. While the Azteca possessed a strong, skilled military…
when it comes down to it I lean more towards the Cannon-beard theory. I think that the James- Lange theory loses some of its credibility based on the fact that too many situations can cause the same type of physical reactions. For example, if I were to see a bear in the woods I most certainly would be…