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Where is the oldest ship in a bottle kept?2. Who made it?3. Why did craftsmen make ships in bottles in the 18th century?4. What new development helped sailors to make ships in bottles in the 19th century?5. What kinds of models do people make in bottles nowadays, apart from ships?
根据文中 “Although the Montgolfier brothers took flight in balloons in the 18th century, air travel was not practical until the invention of powered flight by the Wright brothers in 1903. Within ten years, the commercial air transportation business had begun.” 可知,在莱特兄弟发明动力飞行(飞机)...
The dead were buried in a plot which is still known as the Dutch Grave—Dutch because Japan was still largely closed to the outside world in the late 1800s and only the Dutch were permitted to trade at a limited number of ports. As a result, the Japanese assumed that all outsiders wer...
Explorer Tara Roberts took up diving to learn about the human side of a tragic era. She wound up connecting with her family’s inspiring past.
Before the opening of the Cape Cod Canal in 1914,the only way ships could leave Boston was on a route around Race Point—the northern tip of Cape Cod.However,navigation during the 18th century was a nightmare,because the floating cross current(交叉气流) around Race Point caused countless acci...
The only other ship to match her was the Thermopylae. Both these ships set out from Shanghai on June 18th, 1872 on an exciting race to England. This race, which went on for exactly four months, was...
Described by Cruise Critic as regal in its 18th century décor, this homage to the former Austrian empress resembles afloating palace. All accommodations include made-to-order Savoir of England beds, Egyptian cotton sheets, and marble-lined bathrooms. There's also a Viennese café and an enclosed...
Sail Ships are vessels with sails mounted on masts that channel wind power, propelling the vessel forward. The earliest sailing ships were used on rivers and coasts in Ancient Egypt and the Mediterranean.
Less publicized has been the impact on underwater cultural heritage, even though it’s clear that fishermen have long dredged history along with fish. In the 18th century, fishermen pulled up so many well-preserved bowls from a Roman wreck off Whitstable on England’s southeast coast, they ...