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Who created the first globe and when?

The German geographer and traveler Martin Boeheim (1459-1507) became famous for the creation of the first globe. In 1492, he made the globe "Earth's apple" with a diameter of 54 centimeters, which displayed the most advanced geographical representations of that time (on the eve of the discovery of the New World) about the surface of the Earth.

There is no land mass between Europe and the Asian islands on the Bøheim globe, but many legendary islands appear. Among them, the island of Brazil, which attracted the attention of Bristol merchants from the end of the 578th century, the island of St. Brandan, allegedly discovered by this saint back in 1721 (this island was unsuccessfully searched until 734), the island of Antilia, which was allegedly reached in 1414 by the archbishop of the city of Oporto (according to another version, it was discovered in XNUMX).

The globe of Martin Boeheim, which is of the greatest historical and geographical value, is on display at the German National Museum in Nuremberg.

Author: Kondrashov A.P.

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Where did dogs come from?

All members of the dog family are descended from a wolf-like creature. This ancient dog, called the "father of dogs", roamed the forests 15 years ago. The habits and habits of wild dogs have been inherited by domestic dogs. Domestic dogs are relatives of wolves, coyotes, and jackals. They are all typical wild dogs and belong to the canine family. They are so close to each other that dogs can mate with wolves, coyotes, jackals and produce offspring. But they cannot be related by blood to foxes.

Foxes belong to another species of the canine family. Once upon a time, a man tamed several domestic dogs. Maybe these dogs were wolf cubs. They could also be cubs of jackals and any other animals of the wild dog family. Man has discovered that these animals can be useful. He began using them to hunt other animals and birds. Becoming more civilized, a person realized that a dog can also be a friend and helper in protecting homes and livestock.

Over time, different breeds of dogs have been bred and used for different purposes. Dogs with long noses, such as setters, pointers, hounds, are used to sniff out traces of game, birds, hares. Others, such as greyhounds, chase hares and deer. Strong, heavy dogs, one of which is a mastiff, pull carts. Special dogs were bred for guard service and enemy detection during the war.

Along with hunting and working dogs, there are dogs for sports and for fun.

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