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Let’s not allow the ‘Golden Age’ of space exploration to turn into fool’s gold

In recent years, a popular slogan in the space industry has been, “We are entering the Golden Age of space exploration.” Indeed, we have witnessed unprecedented advancements in launch vehicles, the ...
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A Biologist Reveals 4 ‘Ultra-Valuable’ Goods Brought To Europe During The Age Of Exploration (Hint: You’ve Tasted All Of Them)

When we think about the voyages of Christopher Columbus, we often think only about the effects they had on the New World. But, equally important was the transfer of goods from west to east. A ...
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Spain in the age of exploration, 1492-1819 / edited by Chiyo Ishikawa

INTRODUCTION -- Spain in America: explorations and civilization / Javier Morales Vallejo -- Spanish art and science in the age of exploration / Chiyo Ishikawa -- EMPIRE AND IMAGE -- The world of early ...
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The Ottoman age of exploration / Giancarlo Casale

Introduction : an empire of the mind -- Selim the navigator : 1512-1520 -- Ibrahim Pasha and the Age of Reconnaissance : 1520-1536 -- Hadim Suleiman Pasha's world war : 1536-1546 -- Rustem Pasha ...
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Circa 1492 : art in the age of exploration / edited by Jay A. Levenson

The realms of pride and awe / Daniel J. Boorstin -- Circa 1492 : history and art / Jay A. Levenson -- Observations and beliefs : the world of the Catalan atlas / Jean Michel Massing -- Portuguese ...