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Patents and inventions documented in March that changed history
The month of March has been pivotal in the history of technological and scientific innovation.Throughout different centuries, patents and systems equivalent to patents were registered during this p...
Fundamental technological and scientific records in modern history
Throughout history, the month of March has been t...
Asia
The Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang and his Terracotta Army
The mausoleum of the first Chinese emperor, Qin Shi Huang, near Xi’an, is a monumental construction that has been sealed for more than 2,200 years.
Discovered in 1974, it houses the famous Terracot...
A royal tomb inaccessible underground for over two thousand years
The mausoleum of the first emperor, Qin Shi Huang,...
curiosidades
Voynich Manuscript: a medieval mystery, strange illustrations, and an indecipherable language
The Voynich Manuscript is an enigmatic 15th-century codex, written in an unknown language and filled with strange illustrations of plants, astronomy, and human figures.
Since its appearance in 191...
The Voynich Manuscript is one of the most enigmatic books in history, known for being written in an unknown language...
Arquitectura
213 years since the rediscovery of the Abu Simbel temple and the colossal statues of Ramses II in Egypt
The temple of Abu Simbel, carved in Nubia and built by Ramses II, houses colossal 20-meter statues and an interior that is astronomically aligned.
Rediscovered by Johann Ludwig Burckhardt in 1813 a...
The Abu Simbel temple, carved into a cliff in Nubia, southern Egypt, near the border with Sudan, is a monumental com...
África
Intef II: historical context and role in Egypt's Second Intermediate Period
Wegaf was a poorly documented pharaoh of the 13th Dynasty who ruled during Egypt's Second Intermediate Period, a time marked by political fragmentation and instability.
His brief reign reflects the...
Khepri II, also known in Egyptology as Jepri II, was a poorly documented pharaoh of the 13th Egyptian dynasty, a per...
Astronomía
Space Advancements and Events: March in the History of Universe Exploration
March has been a key month in the history of space exploration. From the discovery of Uranus by William Herschel to Alexei Leonov's first spacewalk and the images of Jupiter sent by Voyager 1, thes...
March has been a decisive month for astronomy and space exploration.
Each of these four events that we will mention ...
América
Christopher Columbus and the lunar eclipse of February 29, 1504
On February 29, 1504, during his fourth voyage, Christopher Columbus took advantage of a lunar eclipse in Jamaica to influence the native peoples.
With advanced astronomical knowledge, he predicted...
February 29th, a date exclusive to leap years, stands out in the history of exploration for a unique event: in 1504,...
curiosidades
Great figures born in February who changed the history of science
February stands out in the history of science as the birth month of fundamental figures such as Nicolaus Copernicus, Galileo Galilei, Alessandro Volta, Charles Darwin, and Thomas Edison.Their disco...
February has been the birth month of some of the most influential minds in history.
Scientists, astronomers, and inv...
Astronomía
February and space exploration: a key month for science
February stands out in aerospace history for a series of milestones that transformed our view of the universe.
This month saw the entry into orbit of Explorer 1, the first radar experiments towards...
February has been a surprisingly decisive month in aerospace history.
Far from a coincidence, several of the most so...
