Discovery One

The scientific voyage of the HMS Challenger changed the course of scientific history during its four year voyage that spanned more than 69,000 nautical miles. In 1870, the British government agreed to give the Royal Society the use of one of its ships for research use. The warship HMS Challenger was modified to a research ship by having ammunition and 15 guns removed and replaced with laboratories. It was the first expedition of its kind, organized and funded specifically to chart and record…

dealing with current issues. For instance, in 2002 Elizabeth Kolbert wrote an article to substantiate the many questionings on Columbus and she states that the, “notion of discovery, was being reevaluated” (206). The history and the philosophy that has been taught on Christopher Columbus’s exploration of the sea that led to the discovery of America. Contrary to what has been demonstrated in the teachings about Columbus in the past, further investigation…

Do you love watching TV? TV is all around us and has been one of best invention that was made. Television has a huge impact on society, especially teenagers. According to http://www.nydailynews.com the average American sees more than five hours of live TV every day. Children aged 2-11 watch over 24 hours of TV per week, while adults aged 35-49 watch more than 33(http://www.nydailynews.com). Television was made to entertain people like the radio did. People use to sit around and listen to the…

The Age of Discovery and Exploration started when the Europeans wanted to expand to the rest of the world. They did not know what or who they were going to find, but they did not want anything to get in their way. When the Europeans came to the Americas, they found native people living there. The natives and the Europeans differed in many ways. They had different languages, cultures, and even looked different. Christopher Columbus and Thomas Harriot were some of the explorers that came to the…

path for others to view the New World and has an impact on their beliefs. Columbus’s letters shape both the ideas that the people have of the natives of the New World and the ideas of riches, prosperity and beauty that is associated with the land. One work that clearly demonstrates how influential Columbus’s letters were, was his own work, “Letter Concerning the First Voyage.” In his work he describes in vivid detail the people of the New World and contributes to the stereotype that these…

main driving forces that helped the scientific community to map and geographically understand the world as we see it today. One explorer in particular, James Clark Ross, and his southern artic expedition of 1839 resulted in the charting of much of the continents coastline as well as the southern seas. All of the great voyages during this time period held their own discoveries and accomplishments, however it was explorers such as James Clark Ross who pushed the boundaries of nautical expedition…

One end of the tube is fixed near the propeller and the other is placed in the water, aimed at the ocean bottom." In the second article, Weather Reconnaissance by Harriet Jane Caldwell, the Dropsonde Hurricane was shown and introduced, which is a small…

The Columbian Exchange acknowledges that one of the most significant events in history started in 1492 with the discovery of new western lands. The Columbian Exchange consisted of cultural and market trades of goods and people. The trades consisted of many items but most importantly the trade of livestock and crops between America and European countries became the largest advancement towards modern day society. America has gained more knowledge, now having access to farming, they took advantage…

Henry Hudson was an English explorer, sea captain, and navigator during the late 15th century and early 16th century. He made four voyages as attempts to discover a northern route to go to Asia from Europe. Hudson’s route changed several times to avoid ice, bad weather, and shallow waters. He explored much of America and Canada. His exploration was very important in our history; some even say he founded New York. He made four voyages as attempts to discover a northern route to go to Asia from…

for new drugs or treatments is painstakingly slow. Like software updates or patches, the development for treatment has seen incremental therapeutics, such as small changes to existing formulations but rarely does the public see any ground breaking discovery and even rarer still are cures which are a small step away to being considered as unicorns. There is a perverse notion that pharmaceutical companies are deliberately hiding cures from the public and focusing their research…