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Navigation- The art of seamanship

The warfare of the sea, the pirates taking over the ship, and the marvellous actions of Captain Jack Sparrow takes us to that adventurous and daring life of the seas. The harmless looking sea can be really fatal to the untrained, but masters of navigation know how to handle it.

While modern ships are equipped with latest equipment to tell you where the ship is and where it needs to go, it was very difficult during ancient times. But mother nature provided enough hidden clues for this.

 

 

The oldest method that dates back to the centuries is celestial navigation.  Celestial navigation is a navigation using star, basically North Star (Polaris), because of its fixed position. To locate it you must find the great bear and then follow the celestial map.

 

 

The second method was animals. Scandinavian used ravens (a kind of bird) to find the route.  They released raven when they thought land was near, if the raven moves to a certain direction they will follow it, but if it circles the boat without any reason, they will understand land is at a far distance.

Last method, Chronometer. It’s a clock that tells you the time zone in which you are, thus you can find your approximate location.  

 

Fun fact

 

  1. Jessica Watson (16 years) from Australia is the youngest sailor on earth, who sailed around the whole world unassisted, proves age is just a number.

 

 

  1. Celestial mapping is used till dates as there are chances of electronic system crashing or system hacking.

 

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The Iron Lady – Eiffel tower

The Eiffel Tower, situated in Paris, France,🇫🇷 was originally built as the entrance arch for the World’s Fair in 1889. It is named after Gustave Eiffel, the architect of the tower. Gustav Eiffel has also worked on the Statue of Liberty.🗽

Each night, 20,000 light bulbs light up the tower. Sometimes there are special light shows, too. Must be beautiful!!!😍

The Eiffel tower has 1,665 steps to get to the top. Luckily, there are also lifts!😁 Visitors can walk up the first two levels and take a lift to the third and final level.

If guests get hungry or thirsty while visiting the tower, they can try one of the tower’s restaurants, and enjoy beautiful views of the city as they eat🍲 and drink.

The tower is repainted every seven years. This takes 15 months and 60 tons of paint! It also takes 25 painters who paint the tower with paintbrushes. Yes, it’s all done by hand!!!😱

Fun Facts

👉 The tower has a nickname – The Iron Lady.

👉 In winters, the size of Eiffel towers reduces by 6 inches (15 centimeters). It even sways up to 2-3 inches in the wind.🍃

👉 The tower was only supposed to stand for 20 years, but because it is also used to transmit radio programs, it was allowed to stay!😎

You can refer to the video

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The Iron Lady – Eiffel tower

The Eiffel Tower, situated in Paris, France,🇫🇷 was originally built as the entrance arch for the World’s Fair in 1889. It is named after Gustave Eiffel, the architect of the tower. Gustav Eiffel has also worked on the Statue of Liberty.🗽

Each night, 20,000 light bulbs light up the tower. Sometimes there are special light shows, too. Must be beautiful!!!😍

The Eiffel tower has 1,665 steps to get to the top. Luckily, there are also lifts!😁 Visitors can walk up the first two levels and take a lift to the third and final level.

If guests get hungry or thirsty while visiting the tower, they can try one of the tower’s restaurants, and enjoy beautiful views of the city as they eat🍲 and drink.

The tower is repainted every seven years. This takes 15 months and 60 tons of paint! It also takes 25 painters who paint the tower with paintbrushes. Yes, it’s all done by hand!!!😱

Fun Facts

👉 The tower has a nickname – The Iron Lady.

👉 In winters, the size of Eiffel towers reduces by 6 inches (15 centimeters). It even sways up to 2-3 inches in the wind.🍃

👉 The tower was only supposed to stand for 20 years, but because it is also used to transmit radio programs, it was allowed to stay!😎

You can refer to the video

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Cities Quiz

👉 The quiz will test your knowledge about some interesting facts and events relating to major cities of the world.

👉 It will be a quiz having 5 questions. You can access the quiz right away by clicking the link below.

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Karl Marx

Karl Marx

Karl Marx was a philosopher, economist, sociologist, journalist📰, and revolutionary socialist. Mark is considered father of Socialism or Communism.
He published numerous books📚 during his lifetime. Marx’s theories about society, economics and politics are collectively known as Marxism. Some of his famous books are Das Kapital(Most published secular literature)🤩 and The Communist Manifesto.

He predicted that, capitalism will ultimately self-destruct🔚 and will be replaced by communism. He argued that the working class should carry out organized revolutionary action to topple capitalism and bring about socio-economic change.

His theories were put into practice in USSR, China, North Korea and Cuba (Among many other countries). Much of the post-World War II history is about Cold War, a conflict between communism and capitalism.

Interesting facts:

👉Marx, who died😔 in 1883 at the age of 64, was buried in London’s Highgate Cemetery, in a modest plot in a section reserved for atheists and other secularists.

👉It’s reported that about only 9 to 11 people attended Marx’s funeral in 1885 whereas Marx’s grave currently sees about 200 visitors🚸 per day and the graveyard recently instituted a $6 entry fee.

👉He was voted the Greatest👌 Thinker of the Millennium in a 1999 BBC poll, beating out several intellectual titans.

👉Four👨‍👨‍👦‍👦 of Marx’s seven children died at a young age as a result of the family’s deep poverty.

👉He was banned🚫 from several countries including Prussia in 1843 and France in 1845.

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Words for the day!!!

Garb – Clothing, especially of a distinctive or special kind.

Examples

👉 The dancers were garbed in sarees for their performance.

👉 The warriors wore their combat garbs while going to the war.

 

Oblivious – Not aware of or concerned about what is happening around oneself.

Examples

👉 Sitting inside the office, Ramesh was oblivious to the fact that it was raining outside.

👉 Riya went to the school oblivious to the fact that it was closed due to heavy rains.

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1. Break + Fast = Breakfast
2. Pine + Apple = Pineapple
3. Sea + Son = Season