The word itself that comes from the Greek defines what that we are going to talk; mega (large) and lithos (stone). In other words, all the architectural constructions that use large stone blocks can be pigeonholed here, from the Egyptian or Mayan pyramids, to the cyclopean enclosures of the Mycenaea
Edward Pellew, born in Dover in 1757, died in 1833, 1st Viscount of Exmouth, was a British admiral. He distinguished himself in several battles against the French navy in America and in India, became rear-admiral in 1804, vice-admiral in 1808. In 1815 he was given command of the British fleet in th
A mining prospecting device against German submarines Another detection device used was the Airborne Magnetic Detector, currently called the Magnetic Anomaly Detector (MAD). Shortly before the war, geologists used magnetic detection for mineral prospecting, using sensitive instruments measuring the
Stephen Fuller Austin (November 3, 1793 – December 27, 1836), nicknamed the Father of Texas, led the second colonization of this region of the current United States by bringing in American migrants, while Texas belonged to Mexico. He gave his name to the current capital of Texas, Austin, but also to