The notion of renaissance era being regulated by medieval era is also applied to the field of cartography. Renaissance Universalis Cosmographia‚ Ribeiro’s map‚ Mercator’s projection and map had remarkable resemblance to medieval mappamundi. Although mappamundi looked way too disparate in comparison to the other three‚ the ideas behind and the premises on which the 16th century maps were created were inherently swayed by the mappamundi. The key distinctions between these arose from the circumstances
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Christian Thiel – Curriculum Vitae in Table Form – 14.10.2012 1/3 CURRICULUM VITAE IN TABLE FORM PERSONAL INFORMATION Surname‚ Given Name: Birth: Citizenship: Degree: Thiel‚ Christian Joachim st 21 June in 1975 (Crimmitschau) German “Doktor rerum naturalium” SCHOOLING 1982 – 1988 1988 – 1990 1990 – 1991 1991 – 1994 1994 Polytechnic Secondary School “Ernst Schneller” in Altenburg Polytechnic Secondary School “Fritz Gaebler” in Gera “Zabel-Gymnasium” (Grammar School) in Gera “Friedrich-Schiller-Gymnasium”
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Improvements in cartography produced maps that were much more accurate than those of the Middle Ages. The Portuguese also developed the caravel‚ a ship with triangular sails and a square rig. A light‚ agile ship‚ the caravel can carry a large cargo with a small crew. Together‚ these advances allowed the Portuguese to begin establishing a maritime empire. Under the sponsorship of Prince Henry the Navigator‚ he assembled a team of experts in cartography‚ navigation‚ astronomy‚ and ship
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the various fields in which trigonometry is used are acoustics‚ architecture‚ astronomy (and hence navigation‚ on the oceans‚ in aircraft‚ and in space; in this connection‚ see great circle distance)‚ biology‚ cartography‚ chemistry‚ civil engineering‚ computer graphics‚ geophysics‚ crystallography‚ economics (in particular in analysis of financial markets)‚ electrical engineering‚ electronics‚ land surveying and geodesy‚ many physical sciences‚ mechanical engineering‚ machining‚ medical imaging
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One’s identity may be questioned when suffering; ultimately suffering is what creates one’s sense of self or what destroys it. The poetry of John Donne and the play W;t‚ 1993‚ by Margaret Edson‚ both illustrate and explore a sense of suffering and identity. In John Donne’s poetry‚ suffering‚ both emotionally and physically allows the speaker to understand their identity in more depth‚ in comparison to Margaret Edson’s play‚ W;t‚ Vivian’s suffering leads her identity to be stripped away. In Donne’s
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theory (and hence cryptology)‚ seismology‚ meteorology‚ oceanography‚ many physical sciences‚ land surveying and geodesy‚ architecture‚ phonetics‚ economics‚ electrical engineering‚ mechanical engineering‚ civil engineering‚ computer graphics‚ cartography‚ crystallography and game development. Everyday Reasons Why Trigonometry is Important in your Life? Mathematics is a subject that is vital for gaining a better perspective on events that occur in the natural world. A keen aptitude for math improves
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While some historians argue than Islamic science is simply an extension of Greco-Roman science‚ the scientific advancements made by medieval Arabs were unique compared to their Greco-Roman ancestors and quite substantial compared to their European counterparts. The idea that Islamic science is simply a continuation of Greco-Roman science may come from the extensive translation efforts made from Islamic ruler Abbasid caliph al-Mamum in the ninth century. It is important to note that while a greater
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designed a fraktur type called Gilgengart for them‚ which was his first printed typeface. During the war‚ Zapf was too careless and clumsy to fight so he was sent to Jüterbog to train as a cartographer. In the cartography unit‚ Zapf drew maps of Spain. Zapf was happy to be in the cartography unit because his eyesight was excellent. He didn’t
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The Hanseatic league was formed in the Baltic sea. Hansa ships sailed from the Baltic sea to the North Sea though the Sound and all the other Northern European countries‚ depending on them for supplies. They transported important raw materials like iron‚ lead‚ tin‚ copper‚ leather and grains such as rye oats and barley‚ and so on. Transporting these goods along the various trade routes was not always easy. While in interior Europe there were plenty of regular means of transportation‚ transportation
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failed. Between 1585 and 1583 he created a detailed watercolor map titled “La Virginea Pars” that shows the North Carolina coast and includes both Roanoke and Croatoan Island. The cartography of the map is thought to be extremely accurate and is described by museum experts as‚ the most careful‚ detailed piece of cartography for any part of North America to be made in the 16th century. When compared to modern satellite imagery of the same area‚ the only differences in the map are the naturally changing
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