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Cultural insight helps chart path to urbanization
Liu said that "during his tenure in Fujian, Xi placed a high emphasis on cultural heritage protection, introduced many ...
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The 400-Year-Old, Million-Dollar Map That Put China at the Center of the World
Ricci map - detail from a China panel. All images via Wikipedia. In 1602, the Wanli Emperor of the Ming dynasty had a big ...
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Magellan and Elcano’s Historic Circumnavigation: A Map of the First Voyage Around Earth
The first successful circumnavigation of the Earth, begun by Ferdinand Magellan and completed by Juan Sebastián Elcano, ...
Middle-earth comes to UW-Madison
In a sunlight-dappled room in UW-Madison’s Science Hall, between historical maps from around the planet, rests a world unlike ...
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State Historian Susan Schulten on the maps that shaped — and distorted — Colorado’s history
As Colorado marks its 149th birthday Friday — and the nation nears its 250th — Susan Schulten steps into the role of State ...
27 Geography Facts Everyone Keeps Getting Wrong
Geography teachers will be in tears over these common geography mistakes How many of these geography mistakes have you made? When’s the last time you looked at a map or atlas? No, not punching in a ...