Throughout history, books have been a highly valued commodity. Its trade dates back many centuries to the invention of supports such as papyrus and parchment, and the creation of libraries by accumulating and copying copies gave rise to collections as famous as that of Alexandria. Unfortunately man
Alfa class Project 705 Lyra Project 705 Lyra is a class of Soviet nuclear attack submarines, known in the West by its NATO code Alfa class. They were the fastest submarines in the world, and those for military use that could reach the greatest depths of diving, only the K-278 Komsomolets being able
The English colonization in North America differed, in many aspects, from the colonization carried out in Portuguese America. By Fabrício SantosThe 15th century marked the development of sea navigation, which was used for the economic expansion of European countries. Portugal and Spain were the pio
In the 10th century AD the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms united to form England, Abderramán III proclaimed the Caliphate of Córdoba, the Holy Roman Empire was born, the Capetians ascended the French throne and the Viking Leif Eriksson arrived in Newfoundland, where further south the Toltec civilization reach