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16th-century coin hoard valued over $120,000 unearthed by father, son in Poland
A Polish father-son duo have discovered rare 16th and 17th century coins, dating back to the tumultuous period of the Thirty ...
The most dazzling dagger you’ll ever see – and other treasures of the Mughal emperors
The Mughal empire was founded in the early 16th century by a prince named Babur, a descendant of the steppe empires that had ...
Machine-learning analysis tracks the evolution of 16th-century European astronomical thought
A team of computer scientists, astronomers and historians in Berlin has used machine-learning applications to learn more ...
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How a 16th Century Conquest Marked the Beginning of Globalisation
An engaging account by Roger Crowley of the early trade wars between Spain and Portugal serves as a reminder of how money, greed and exploitation continues to shape the world ...
A forgotten 16th century manuscript that reveals spaceflight instructions
In the 16th century, Austrian military engineer Conrad Haas composed the Sibiu Manuscript, detailing advanced concepts of ...
St. Peter's Basilica contains his tomb... right? Why there's still some doubt
Some believe the basilica on Vatican Hill was built over the martyred bones of the apostle Peter—but is that true? After ...
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Brief history of the Falklands since first references in the 16th century to 1841
Two maps in the archives in Paris and Istanbul from the early sixteenth century which appear to represent the Islands have a Portuguese connection. But the first recorded sighting of the Falkland ...
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Skeletal remains from 16th-century shipwreck reveal handedness’ impact on collarbone
Researchers at Lancaster University have examined the skeletal remains of the 16th-century English warship Mary Rose.
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Incredible space breakthrough as key 16th century document reveals details 'ahead of time'
An astonishing discovery reveals a 16th-century document containing instructions ... been hypothetical or theoretical, they show that early European engineers were exploring ambitious ideas ...
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Using AI, historians track how astronomy ideas spread in the 16th century
A new AI machine learning technique helped historians analyze 76,000 pages from astronomy textbooks spanning nearly two centuries.
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Juvenalis and Persius, Iuuenalis. Persius, Venice, Aldo & Torresano, 1501, early sixteenth-century brown morocco (probably Venetian)
(Title loose and lightly stained with a marginal loss at lower edge, one or two spots.) binding: Early sixteenth-century brown morocco (160 x 100 mm), probably Venetian, blind tooled arabesque border ...
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16th century book in NC State’s collection reveals insights into the history of witch persecution
News Editor Correspondent Piper Vance dive into NC State’s 1598 copy of “De La Démonomanie Des Sorciers” by Jean Bodin, a ...