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1 day ago · Jacques-Yves Cousteau, AC (/ k uː ˈ s t oʊ /, also UK: / ˈ k uː s t oʊ /, French: [ʒak iv kusto]; 11 June 1910 – 25 June 1997) was a French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author.
13 hours ago · Jacques Cartier a venerated figure from the European Age of Discovery carved his name deeply into the annals of history with three groundbreaking voyages across the Atlantic. His contributions went beyond mere exploration; they were instrumental in establishing French footholds in the landscapes of what would become Canada.
2 days ago · 1534: Jacques Cartier explores the St. Lawrence River, laying the groundwork for French claims in North America. 1565: St. Augustine, Florida, is founded by the Spanish, becoming the oldest continuously occupied European settlement in North America. 1608: Samuel de Champlain founds Quebec City, establishing New France. Colonial Era (1600s-1775)
5 days ago · Where in the Columbus Museum of Art do you recommend first time visitors explore? For first-time visitors, I highly recommend starting with our permanent collection. It offers a fantastic overview of our rich offerings, ranging from Old Masters to emerging contemporary artists.
3 days ago · Around 1600, English geographer and cleric Richard Hakluyt published a 2,000-page collection of travel narratives, royal letters, ships’ logs, maps, and more from over 200 voyages. In "Lines Drawn across the Globe," Fuller traces the history of the book’s compilation and gives order and meaning to its diverse contents.
3 days ago · Baishiya Karst Cave (BKC; 35.45° N, 102.57° E, 3,280 metres above sea level) is located in the Ganjia Basin, northeastern Tibetan Plateau 4 (Extended Data Fig. 1 and Supplementary Information ...
1 day ago · In the three categories, we observed similar results as those reported in the overall study population, including (a) the absence of significant difference in the mean level of attenuation on iodine maps, in the scores of subjective image noise, mainly rated as mild; and (b) significant differences in the distribution of scores of fissure visualization with a high proportion of patients with sharply delineated fissures in the three subgroups, including obese patients (Fig. 4).
