- Explore the newly acquired Louisiana Territory, which had been purchased from France in 1803.
- Find a water route to the Pacific Ocean, which was thought to exist somewhere in the Northwest.
- Establish trade with the Native American tribes along the way.
- Document the plants, animals, and resources of the region.
- Claim the Oregon Country for the United States, which was then in dispute with Great Britain.
After having shown their effectiveness in the Bent Pyramid, the muon detectors of the ScanPyramids mission are now aimed at Kheops in search of unknown voids. With a first success for the CEA. The Alhazen muon telescope installed in front of Kheops. It is named after a famous Arab-Muslim mathematic
Passionate about techniques, physics, mathematics and innovations in all fields, the Emperor - whose death is commemorated on May 5, 2021 - will grant a special place to scholars throughout his reign. Physicist Alessandro Volta presented his electric battery to Napoleon in 1801. This article is f
In 2015 we started a research project in the Quirimbas archipelago, north of Mozambique[1] (Fig.1). His goal was to learn about the role of this area, hitherto considered secondary, within the Swahili trade. Swahili are the populations that occupied the coastal and pre-coastal strip that extends fro
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