T and O map (or O-T or T-O map for orbis terrarum) or Isidoran map – An antic...
January
January – First month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars – Usually said to be...
Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus (1473 - 1543) – Polish astronomer who defended the theory of heliocentrism, according to which the...
Nukuoro sculptures
Nukuoro sculptures - Local deities in Nukuoro, Federated States of Micronesia , represented in stones or wooden figurines...
Michel de Nostredame
Michel de Nostredame (1503 - 1566) or Nostradamus - A French astrologer and apothecary – His most famous...
Water puppetry
Water puppetry (Múa rối nước) – A Vietnamese tradition of water puppetry, the puppets being made out of...
Bògòlanfini
Bògòlanfini (or Bogolan) - A traditional Malian cotton fabric dyed with fermented mud. It became a symbol of...
Hertzsprung–Russell diagram
Hertzsprung–Russell diagram (or H–R diagram or HRD) – A scientific representation showing a plot of stars, classifying star's...
Mars
Mars - The fourth planet from the Sun, often referred to as the 'Red Planet' – Its orbital...
Gerardus Mercator
Gerardus Mercator (1512 –1594) - A cartographer, geographer and cosmographer and from the County of Flanders – Created...
A leaf of grass
“I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journeywork of the stars...” Walt Whitman (1819...
Adam Smith
Adam Smith (1723 - 1790) - A Scottish economist and philosopher – Considered as ''The Father of Economics''-...
