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It varied in size at various times and places; the Spanish unit was set at about 835.905 mm (32.91 in) in 1801. [citation needed] In Argentina, the vara measured about 866 mm (34.1 in), and typical urban lots are 8.66 m (28.41 ft) wide (10 Argentine varas). At some time a value of 33 inches (838.2 mm) was adopted in California.
Juan de la Cosa's map is a manuscript nautical chart of the world drawn on two joined sheets of parchment sewn onto a canvas backing. It measures 96 cm high by 183 cm wide. A legend written in Spanish at the western edge of the map translates as "Juan de la Cosa made this (map) in the port of Santa Maria in the year 1500".
José de Acosta (1540–1600), one of the first naturalists and anthropologists of the Americas. [1] Andrés Alcázar (1490-1585), neurosurgeon and anatomist, designed new tools for surgical treatments. [2] José María Algué (1856–1930), meteorologist, inventor of the barocyclometer, the nephoscope, and the microseismograph. [3] [4]
1 dönüm (atik) = 4 evlek = 1600 zirai² = 918,672 m² (bir kenarı 40 arşın (zirai) olan kare) 1 atik evlek = 400 arşın² = 229,668 m²; 1 yeni evlek = 100 m²; 1 cerip = 3600 zirai² = 2067,012 m²; 1 ayak² = 144 parmak² = 0,14354 m²; 1 parmak² = 144 hat² = 0,00099751 m²
Before hand, cartographic works had been developed through less rational methods than mathematical, such as theology and cosmology, but did include statements of geography and history as well. The beginning of the 14th century also introduced the first atlas, which was created through a series of maps being bound together. The new innovation ...
A Spanish galleon (left) firing its cannons at a Dutch warship (right). Cornelis Verbeeck, c. 1618–1620 A Spanish galleon Carracks, galleon (center/right), square rigged caravel (below), galley and fusta (galliot) depicted by D. João de Castro on the "Suez Expedition" (part of the Portuguese Armada of 72 ships sent against the Ottoman fleet anchor in Suez, Egypt, in response to its entry in ...
LACMA has built an impressive permanent collection of Spanish American art in just 16 years. Review: What LACMA's collection of Spanish American art, 1500-1800, says about the world today Skip to ...
The men's 1500 m has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1896. The women's event was not introduced until over seventy years later, but it has been a permanent fixture since it was first held in 1972. The Olympics final and the World Athletics Championships final are the most prestigious 1500 m races at an elite level. The ...