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BiographyofHomer2

BiographyofAristotle2

ChristopherColumbus3

LeonardodaVinci4

Socrates4

Confucius5

BiographyofMichelangeloBuonarroti5

FerdinandMagellan5

MigueldeCervantes6

Shakespeare6

Bacon10

Descartes11

Newton12

Rousseau12

Kant13

Washington14

Watt16

Jefferson17

AdamSmith18

Goethe19

Beethoven20

Hegle21

RobertOwen22

Faraday23

Johnbrown24

H.C.Andersen26

Lincoln27

Darwin31

Pasteur32

Einstein35

Galileo36

BiographyofHomer

Homeristhemanwho,accordingtolegend,wrotethetwogreatepicsofGreekhistory:

theIliad（thetaleoftheTrojanWar）andtheOdyssey（aboutthetravelsofOdysseus）.BothbooksareconsideredlandmarksinhumanliteratureandHomeristhereforeoftencitedasthestartingpointofWesternliteraryandhistoricaltradition.ThedetailsofHomer'slifeareamystery;somescholarsbelievethatnosuchmaneverexisted,andthattheworkscreditedtohimwereactuallytoldandgatheredbymanypeopleovermanycenturies.OtherstoriesgivevariousbirthplacesandagesforHomerandsuggesthewasawanderingpoetorminstrel.Homerisusuallysaidtohavebeenblind,apointonwhichnearlyallthelegendsagree.

BiographyofAristotle

Aristotleisoneofthe"bigthree"inancientGreekphilosophy,alongwithPlatoandSocrates.（SocratestaughtPlato,whointurninstructedAristotle.）Aristotlespentnearly20yearsatPlato'sAcademy,firstasastudentandthenasateacher.AfterPlato'sdeathhetravelledwidelyandeducatedafamouspupil,AlexandertheGreat,theMacedonianwhonearlyconqueredtheworld.LaterAristotlebeganhisownschoolinAthens,knownastheLyceum.Aristotleisknownforhiscarefullydetailedobservationsaboutnatureandthephysicalworld,whichlaidthegroundworkforthemodernstudyofbiology.AmonghisworksarethetextsPhysics,Metaphysics,RhetoricandEthics.BiographyofArchimedes

Archmedes（ar-ke-me'-deez）,arenownedmathematician.Hisastonishingskillinmechanicswassuchthatsomeofthegreatestrealtriumphsofantiquitymaybeascribedtohim.Hisinventionsamazedhiscontemporaries:

theliftingofweightsbymeansofpulleysandtheendlessscrewareamongthem.ARomanhistoriancelebratesthewarlikeenginesproducedbytheskillofArchimedes.Hismindeverfruitfulofextraordinaryresources,whenSyracusewasbesiegedbyMarcellus,heconstructedaburning-glassonascaleofsuchmagnitudethatbymeansofittheenemy'sfleetwasfired.Eventually,thecitybeingtaken,hewasfoundamongtheslain.

BiographyofDante

Anexiledandwanderingfigureduringhiswritinglifetime,DanteisnowconsideredItaly'sgreatestpoet--somuchaliterarygiantthatheisgenerallyknownbyhisfirstnamealone.TheDivineComedy,byfarhismostfamouswork,isthestoryofajourneythroughHell,PurgatoryandfinallyParadise.（ThejourneythroughHellisoftenreferredtoindependentlyas"Dante'sInferno."）InthepoemthefirsttwostagesareguidedbytheRomanpoetVirgil,andthefinalvisittoParadiseisledbyawomannamedBeatrice--agirlDantemetbrieflywhenhewasnineandwhomheidolizedtherestofhislife.TheDivineComedyisthesourceofmanyfamousclassicalimages,inspiringworksbyWilliamBlakeandothers,andisfamousforitsinscriptiononthegatesofHell:

"Allhopeabandon,yewhoenterhere."JoanofArc（1412-1431）

AherooftheHundredYearsWar,JoanofArcremainsaFrenchnationalherosixcenturieslater.AsateenagersheheardvoicesfromonhighurginghertosaveFrancefromEnglishdomination.Despitebeingayoungwoman,shewasplacedattheheadofanarmy;sheattackedtheEnglishandforcedthemtoretreatfromOrléans.LatershewascapturedbytheEnglish,triedforheresy,andburnedatthestake.In1920shewascanonizedbytheCatholicChurch.

ChristopherColumbus

ChristopherColumbuswasbornin1451Calvi（Corsica）,northwestoftheisland,200kmfromAjaccio.Hewastheoldestoffivechildren.Asachild,hehelpedhisfatherasaweaver.Healwayslikedthesea.Genoawasanimportantseaport.Thereisnodoubtthatasachildhecaughtridesonships.Hehadlittleschoolingbutwasageniuswiththesea.Hisplanwasnottoprovethattheworldwasflat,butitwastofindashortcuttotheSpiceIslands.Hewantedtoestablishacitytherefortrade,seaports,andmuchmore.WhenhegrewintoamanhewasinterestedinsailingtoAsiabygoingwest.FirsthewenttothekingofItalyandpresentedhisideabeforehim.Italywasn'tlookingforawaytoAsia,theywerestillrecievingrichesfromtheiroldtraderoutes.HisthreeshipsweretheSantaMaria,theNina,andthePinta.

One-TankTrip:

Columbus,Ga.

PensacolaNewsJournal-路FOUNDED/ESTABLISHED:

1828.路HISTORY:

Thiscity,namedforChristopherColumbus,islocatedonabluffoverlookingtheChattahoocheeRiver.ItisthethirdlargestcityinGeorgiaandthefourthlargestmetropolitanareainthestate.Coca-Cola...

LittleLeagueteamhasfullsupportfromColumbus

PhiladelphiaEnquirer-COLUMBUS,Ga.-Georgiaschoolsstudentsusuallyareallowednomorethanfivenon-excusedabsencesbeforetheyareconsideredtruant.TheboysofsummerfromColumbuswhoarestillswingingawayintheLittleLeagueWorldSerieshavebeengiventhe...

City:

KnightsfallinColumbus

ToledoBlade-COLUMBUS-St.FrancisdeSalesoutgainedColumbusDeSalesby187yards,butDeSales'specialteamsweresuperiorinknockingofftheKnights24-21lastnightinaseason-opener.AfterKnightsquarterbackMattMeinerthitMikeJesionowskiforasix...

LeonardodaVinci

LeonardodaVinciisbestrememberedasthepainteroftheMonaLisa（1503-1506）andTheLastSupper（1495）.Buthe'salmostequallyfamousforhisastonishingmultiplicityoftalents:

hedabbledinarchitecture,sculpture,engineering,geology,hydraulicsandthemilitaryarts,allwithsuccess,andinhissparetimedoodledparachutesandflyingmachinesthatresembledinventionsofthe19thand20thcenturies.Hemadedetaileddrawingsofhumananatomywhicharestillhighlyregardedtoday.Leonardoalsowasquirkyenoughtowritenotebookentriesinmirror（backwards）script,atrickwhichkeptmanyofhisobservationsfrombeingwidelyknownuntildecadesafterhisdeath.

NicolasCopernicus

NicolasCopernicuswasbornintoawell-to-dofamily,andafterhisfatherdiedin1483hewasputundertheguardianshipofhisuncle,abishopofWarmia（Poland）.HewenttouniversityinKrakowandspentadecadeinItaly,studyinglawandmathematics.AcanonofthecathedralatFrombork,Copernicuscarriedoutadministrativedutiesand,fromhishouse,observedthestarsandplanets.Foryearsheworkedonhistheorythattheplanetsinoursolarsystemrevolvedaroundthesun（PtolemyofancientGreecehadexplainedthattheuniversewasaclosedsystemrevolvingaroundtheearth,andtheCatholicchurchconcurred）.Hesitanttopublishhisworkforfearofbeingchargedwithheresy,Copernicussummarizeditin1530andcirculateditamongEurope'sscholars,whereitwasgreetedwithenthusiasm.Hiswork,titledDerevolutionibusorbiumcoelestiumwasfinallypublishedin1543,apparentlyjustafewweeksbeforehedied

Socrates

Philosopher

SocratesiscreditedwithlayingthefoundationforWesternphilosophicalthought.His"SocraticMethod"involvedaskingprobingquestionsinagive-and-takewhichwouldeventuallyleadtothetruth.Socrates'siconoclasticattitudedidn'tsitwellwitheveryone,andatage70hewaschargedwithheresyandcorruptionoflocalyouth.Convicted,hecarriedoutthedeathsentencebydrinkinghemlock,becomingoneofhistory'searliestmartyrsofconscience.Socrates'smostfamouspupilwasPlato,whointurninstructedthephilosopherAristotle

Confucius

Philosopher

AlsoKnownAs:

KongFu-Zi

Confuciuswasateacher,scholarandminorpoliticalfigure,whosecommentaryonChineseliteraryclassicsdevelopedintoapragmaticphilosophyfordailylife.Notstrictlyreligious,histeachingswereautilitarianapproachtosocialharmonyandthemoralobligationsbetweenindividualsandsocialsystems.

BiographyofMichelangeloBuonarroti

Perhapsthegreatestinfluenceonwesternartinthelastfivecenturies,MichelangelowasanItaliansculptor,architect,painterandpoetintheperiodknownastheHighRenaissance.HisgreatworkswerealmostentirelyintheserviceoftheCatholicChurch,andincludeahugestatueoftheBiblicalheroDavid（over14feettall）inFlorence,sculptedbetween1501and1504,andtheceilingoftheSistineChapelinRome（commissionedbyPopeJuliusII）,paintedbetween1508and1512.After1519Michelangelowasincreasinglyactiveinarchitecture;hedesignedthedomeofSt.Peter'sBasilica,completedafterhisdeath.AlongwithcontemporariesLeonardodaVinciandRaphael,heisconsideredoneofthegreatmastersofEuropeanart.

FerdinandMagellan

Explorer

Portuguesename:

FernaodeMagalhaes

MagellanwasborninPortugal,butitwasundertheSpanishflagthathesailedin1519withtheintentionofreachingtheSpiceIslandsbysailingwestaroundSouthAmerica.AftermuchhardshiphesucceededinreachingandthensailingacrossthePacificOcean.SoonthereafterhewaskilledwhiletryingtosubduethenativesonwhatisnowtheislandofMactaninthePhilippines.Afterstillmorehardships,oneofhisoriginalfiveships,Victoria,eventuallymadeitbacktoSpain.ThoughMagellandidn'tcompletetheentirecircumnavigation,astheexpedition'sleaderheisusuallycreditedwithbeingthefirstmantocircletheglobe

MigueldeCervantes

Writer

Fullname:

MigueldeCervantesSaavedra

CervanteswrotetheepicsatireDonQuixote,regardedasthefirst