Nicolaus Copernicus was very frightened when he found all his calculations led to the same
Copernicus collected observations of the stars and used all his mathematical knowledge
The Christian Church rejected his theory,
The horse-head bronze statue lost from Yuanmingyuan in 1860
The statue was one of 12 Chinese zodiac animals(生肖). But they
The horse-head statue is so far the first animal-head statue
The statue will be
Seven of the 12 statues
A deafening boom roars through Pompeii's crowded marketplace. The ground shakes
Nearly 2,000 years ago, Pompeii was a busy southern Italian city. But in 79, the nearby Mount Vesuvius volcano erupted. Almost overnight, Pompeii and many of its 10,000 residents disappeared under
Pompeii was basically forgotten until it
After the volcano first erupted shortly after noon, the thick ash turned everything black. Some residents escaped the city, while others took shelter in their homes. But the ash kept
Pompeii may be ancient history, but scientists are pretty sure Mount Vesuvius is overdue for another major
Mount Vesuvius is an active volcano located just east of Naples, Italy. It is the only volcano on the continent of Europe that
On a grey afternoon on 19 November 1863, Abraham Lincoln mounted a platform in a field in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. He was there in memory of the
At that time, America was
Lincoln understood the feelings of the civilian people. His speech gave them hope, belief and a reason
The Amber Room, one of the greatest
A clay pig
How Dolly was born
Professor Wilmut's experiment involved three adult female sheep. He first
In 1996, his determination and