Robert Falcon Scott and his team Terra Nova Robert Falcon Scott born in seaside Devon, United Kingdom in 1868. In the 1889, he was promoting to lieutenant in the British Navy. First journey to Antarctica was discovering in 1901-1904 with Ernest Shackleton. In 1098, he married with Kathleen Bruce and in 1909 born son Peter. Scott was a hero in England because he made a trip to Antarctica but no one had yet reached the South Pole so Scott was ready to be first. When Scott was 25 years old, he purchased a whaling ship with name on it Terra Nova. For the trip to South Pole, they packed the ship tightly. For the South Pole expedition British had in their ship many animals like Siberian dogs and ponies. They bring 10 ponies to the Pole but they didn`t know that they going to die. When they bring them, to the Antarctic they helped British but in South Pole not. Scott followed the route mapped by Ernest Shackleton in 1909. This means that it in...
TARTU ÜLIKOOL Paleotseeni-Eotseeni termaalne maksimum (PETM) Jekaterina Nezdoli Mai, 2014 Sisukord Sisukord................................................................................................................................1 1. Sissejuhatus.....................................................................................................................2 2. Keskkonnamuutused .......................................................................................................3 3. Põhjused..........................................................................................................................5 4. Hiljutised uuringud..........................................................................................................6 5. PETM ja selle seos tänapäeva kliimaga ...........................................................................7 ...
SISUKORD Sisukord 1 Sissejuhatus 2 Nooorus ja kooliaeg 3 Misjonärina Aafrikasse 5 Kesk-Aafrika ekspeditsioonid 7 Tagasi Londonis 9 Uued retked 10 Viimane teekond 11 Kokkuvõte 12 Kasutatud kirjandus 13 1 SISSEJUHATUS Ehkki maadeuurija David Livingstone (18131873) maeti auavaldustega Londoni Westminster Abbeysse, on nii tema kaasaegsed kui ka järeltulevad põlved andnud talle vastakaid hinnanguid. Livingstone'i rasked rännakud, mille katsumused näivad kohati ületavat inimvõimete piiri, kuid mida suurkujuks saanud rännumees ületas imetlusväärse sihikindlusega. Ta läbis esimesena Aafrika läänest itta, avastas Victoria joa, mitu järve ja Kongo lähtejõed. Livingstone suhtles aafriklaste kui võrdsetega ning seadis sihiks orjakaubanduse tõkestamise. ...
N. A. Vavilov ASPECTS OF BRITISH HISTORY Н. А. Вавилов КРАТКАЯ ИСТОРИЯ ВЕЛИКОБРИТАНИИ Учебное пособие на английском языке Москва Институт международного права и экономики имени А. С. Грибоедова 2008 2 УТВЕРЖДЕНО кафедрой лингвистики и переводоведения Вавилов Н.А. Краткая история Великобритании: Учебное пособие на английском языке. – 2-е изд., пересмотр. и испр. – М.: ИМПЭ им. А.С. Грибоедова, 2008. – 88 с. Пособие содержит краткий очерк важнейших событий в истории Великобритании – от первых документально засвидетельствованных вторжений на остров (кельтов, римлян и англосаксов) до создания и распада Британск...
Stonehenge One of the best known ancient wonders of the world, 5000 years old Megalith monument, built by western mediterraneans during 3000-1600 BC Circular structure, large standing stones, aligned with rising sun at teh solstice Attlers and bones were sued to dig pits that hold the stones The Celts in Britain and their legacy 700-200 BC celts invade Britain Gaels or Goehls(Ireland and Scotland),Cymri(Wales) and Brythons(gave name to Brittany) Fierce fighters,superb horsemen.Most of them farmers, lived in thatched houses Good at art, craftmanship, used iron Divided into tribes, ruled by kings, only in face of danger would they choose a single leader Legacy- hill-forts, farms, churches, field system, woodland, pasture, weapons, iron objects, langugae, culture Caesar in Britain The great Roman Emperor Firts came 55 BC to gather information, celts ...
SISUKORD ENERGY STORY................................................................................................................4 USES OF ENERGY............................................................................................................. 4 2.1 Uses of energy in homes...............................................................................................5 2.2 Types of energy used in homes.................................................................................... 6 2.3 Energy use in different types of homes........................................................................ 6 2.4 Commercial Energy Use...............................................................................................9 2.5 Industrial and Manufacturing Energy Use..................................................................11 2.6 Transportation Energy Use.................................................
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