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- Ptolemy (10609 bytes)
5: ... manuscripts (hence its familiar name) and only made available in Latin translation (by [[Gerard of Cr...
7: ...modern system of constellations, but unlike the modern system they did not cover the whole sky.
11: ...ar circle). He put the meridian of 0 longitude at the most western land he knew, the Canary Isla...
13: ...|thumb|300px|Ptolemy System Explained. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
14: ...f latitude from the Arctic to the East-indies and deep into Africa; Ptolemy was well aware that he kne... - Olympia (2033 bytes)
14: ...poration producing calculators, typewriters, shredders and other office machines.
19: ...ympias|Olympia of Epirus]], the mother of [[Alexander the Great]].
23: ...useum ship]] in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia PA]].
25: ...[[football]] [[stadium]] in [[Helsingborg]], [[Sweden]], the home of [[Helsingborgs IF]]. - Ancient Olympic Games (9077 bytes)
8: ...eity [[Zeus]] had instated the festival after his defeat of the [[titan (mythology)|Titan]] [[Cronus]]...
10: ...ds. The [[Sparta]]n adversary of Iphitos then decided to stop the war during these games, which were c...
12: ...ed. Pelops married the princess but not before murdering Myrtilus, whose curse later resulted in the f...
18: ...ympia, Greece, a sanctuary site for the [[List of deities|Greek gods]] near the towns of Elis and [[Pi...
19: ...]]. This statue was one of the ancient [[Seven Wonders of the World]]. - Olympic Games (40925 bytes)
3: ... [[Pierre de Coubertin|Pierre Frèdy, Baron de Coubertin]] in the late [[19th century]]. The '''...
11: ''In detail: [[Ancient Olympic Games]]''
13: ...l affair, and only one event was contested, the [[stadion]] race.
21: ...e oils to keep their skin smooth, as well as provide an appealing luster to anyone who saw them.
24: ...cation and foreign relations and so spurred the modern Olympic Games into existence.]] - Eratosthenes (4241 bytes)
3: ... and [[astronomer]] with (probably) [[Chaldea|Chaldean]] origins.
5: ...or devising a system of [[latitude]] and [[longitude]] and [[computing]] the size of the [[Earth]].
7: ...he invented the [[armillary sphere]], which was widely used until the invention of the [[orrery]] in t...
11: ...'' he used is no longer known (the common Attic ''stadion'' was about 185 m), but it is generally believed ...
13: ...r to have adopted the word ''[[geography]]'', the descriptive study of the Earth. - Oslo (11319 bytes)
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29: ...the south; in all other directions Oslo is surrounded by green hills and mountains. There are 40 isla...
33: ... as late as [[1811]] had an adverse effect on the development of the nation.
35: ... But somewhere along the line, the Norwegians decided to do away with that pretty name and call it Osl...
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