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5+ day, 10+ hour ago  (541+ words) Digitized Copy of 1478 Ptolemy's "Geography' Available Online'UW-Milwaukee Thanks to the work of Digital Collections & Initiatives, the American Geographical Society Library has recently made available a digitized 1478 copy of Ptolemy's Geography. The AGSL holds over 30 volumes from copies of Ptolemy's Geography,…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago  (515+ words) Award-winning filmmakers Haya Fatima Iqbal and Nadir Siddiqui take readers inside the epic task of chronicling Mohenjo Daro'the jewel of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization. In our May 2026 issue, National Geographic takes readers inside the wonder and mystery of Pakistan's…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago  (602+ words) Well, the Britishers did. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that they colonized the subcontinent with the aid of Trigonometry." But how exactly did they do that? The answer lies in the history behind one of the greatest mapping surveys…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago  (84+ words) St. Mary Now Madeleine Astor, who contributed to the building of Trinity Episcopal Church in Morgan City, survived the sinking of the Titanic. Her husband, millionaire John Jacob Astor, died on the doomed ship along with his dog, Kitty. Efforts…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (267+ words) New book sheds light on the diverse group that helped shape the famous journey west Apr. 15, 2026 at 6: 54pm One of the leaders of the Corps of Discovery expedition, along with Meriwether Lewis. Clark's enslaved servant, who played a crucial role in…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (998+ words) Straits are critical areas of the world where both land and ocean meet together to form a connection between two huge bodies of water." These waterways are examples of chokepoints for global shipping to and from ports around the world....

2+ week, 20+ hour ago  (289+ words) Haberler. com A strange incident in Sivas: Those who go to the cemetery with a compass are left in astonishment. In the cemetery in "ark'la, Sivas, it is noteworthy that the qibla directions of civilian graves differ; checks with a…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago  (513+ words) By: BBG Virtual Intern " Srijani Mitra If you want to understand the soul of West Virginia, you must know Dr. Cicero M. Fain III. A native of Huntington and a lifelong steward of Appalachian history, Dr. Fain has dedicated his work to…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (227+ words) Map from Piri Reis" Kitab-" Bahriye showing Europe and the Mediterranean. ( Istanbul University Library /Public Domain) Portrait of a Man, Said to be Christopher Columbus. (Sebastiano del Piombo/Public domain) Top image: An illustration of a man in a turban,…...