Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf von Baeyer (1835-1917) was a German mathematician, physicist and chemist awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1905 for the development of organic chemistry. His greatest scientific achievement was the discovery of an acid with sedative and hypnotic properties. in 18
During the 8th century, Europeans saw how narrow and long ships arrived at their shores, from those ships disembarked blond, tattooed, armed men…. and with hornless helmets. Who were these men and where did they come from? They were the Vikings , farmers and merchants from the Scandinavian territori
Looking back, in this case to Antiquity, on too many occasions we can say that Nihil novum sub sole (Nothing new under the sun), because today we have one more example:brushes to remove lint (or anything else) from clothes. The Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus , who lived around 600 BC, observed
Emperor Karakala is a very interesting emperor, but the official name is Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus Pius Augustus, and Karakala is a nickname. His real name is too long, so everyone calls it Karakara. The etymology of Karakara is because he liked to wear the clothes of th