For Magellan it was leap in the dark and had only his faith and rudimentary calculations: Now Moon in 1969,Best quality materials,greatest resources were invested,constant contact with earth and distances were known in advance and there were even instantaneous pictures from the moon landing,it was more of scientific exercise and a brilliant technological feat...
POST: 2011-01-27T14:23:03+05:30
The first circumnavigation of the globe by Magellan in 1519 might be compared with the first space flight to the moon in 1969(450 years later) there were many differences...Magellan was given third rate vessels,his backers were reluctant to risk top quality ships on such an enterprise.No Communications,no way to touch with HQ in Spain,he set out to cross an ocean without knowing its extent....
POST: 2011-01-27T01:36:03+05:30
Revolution-Not by Bullets but by Ballots-Dr CN Annadurai
POST: 2011-01-25T17:08:18+05:30
Just half way through this journey of our life,I re awoke to find myself inside a dark work,way off course,the right road lost...Dante,author of Inferno,Divine comedy,who wrote in italian,making his native language respectable...
POST: 2011-01-24T14:42:48+05:30
Christoper Columbus(1451-1506) bearer of Christ,dove his the meaning of his name,discovered Spain,Bahamas,Cuba,Haiti and America(but named after Amerigo Vespucci not Columbus)
POST: 2011-01-23T01:22:58+05:30
I,speak english rarely;but that does not mean my english is rare----Dr CN Annadurai
POST: 2011-01-21T13:03:21+05:30
I have 3 gifts which might hamper the career of a professional politician-An unaccomodating temper,a blistering tongue,and an indecent superfluity of brains-Dante
POST: 2011-01-20T13:43:52+05:30
When Galileo upheld the scientific facts almost a century after Copernicus,he was condemned by the Papal inquisition,infact it was on October 1992,Vatican officially conceded saying Galileo had not offended against Catholic belief..
POST: 2011-01-19T14:26:49+05:30
Study the actions of illustrious men,to see how they have borne themselves,examine the causes of their victories and defeats,so as to imitate the former and avoid the latter---Alexander imitated Achiless and Ceaser imitated Alexander-Machiavelli
POST: 2011-01-13T14:20:35+05:30
Niccolo Machiavelli lived 58 years was a celebrated theorist of Government,State craft and political science.His masterpiece was Prince,example of unparalled precision,wrote 7 books on the art of war and one comedy,Mandragoa,masterpiece of ribald comic art fill of mordant humour and riotous obscenity.