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Map of the Indo-Saka Kingdoms
Map of the Indo-Saka / Indo-Scythian Kingdoms.
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Greek and Aramaic inscriptions by king Ashoka
Bilingual (Greek and Aramaic) inscriptions by king Ashoka at Kandahar (Shar-i-kuna). (3rd century BCE). Preserved at Kabul Museum. Today disappeared. Two-dimensional inscription. Greek (transliteration) 1. δέκα ἐτῶν πληρηεὺς...
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Buddha Statue, Gandhara
One of the first representations of the Buddha, 1st-2nd century CE, Gandhara: Standing Buddha. (Tokyo National Museum)
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Buddha with Hercules Protector
Heracles depiction of Vajrapani as the protector of the Buddha,
2nd century AD Gandhara, British Museum.
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Mauryan Ringstone
Mauryan ringstone, Northwest Pakistan, 3rd century BCE. (British Museum, London)
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Licinius
A gold aureus depicting Roman emperor (East) Licinius, r. 308-24 CE
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Edmond Halley
Edmond Halley (1656-1742) was an English astronomer, mathematician, and cartographer. Halley's Comet is named after him since he accurately predicted its return in 1758. One of the early globetrotting scientists, Halley led several maritime...
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Magnetic Sea Chart by Halley
A detail of a chart showing lines of magnetic compass variation made in 1702 by the English scientist and cartographer Edmond Halley (1656-1742). Halley hoped the chart would aid navigation but the variations in magnetism over time made it...
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Mont Saint Michel - France
Saint Michael’s Mount is an island commune in Normandy, France. It is located about one kilometre (0.6 miles) off the country’s northwestern coast, at the mouth of the Couesnon River near Avranches and is 100 hectares (247 acres) in size...
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Electrical Telegraph
The electrical telegraph was invented in 1837 by William Fothergill Cook (1806-1879) and Charles Wheatstone (1802-1875) in England with parallel innovations being made by Samuel Morse (1791-1872) in the United States. The telegraph, once...