Easter falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the March equinox. But by the 1500s, the Julian calendar was out of sync with the solar year, making it hard to calculate the right date. Enter the Gregorian calendar, introduced in 1582 (when Galileo was just a teenager). The Catholic Church, keen […]
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How do we teach young people to be the leaders of tomorrow? How can we help them to be curious and engaged lifelong learners, empowered with the skills to thrive in the 21st Century? Whittlesea Tech School is one of 10 Tech Schools created by the government of Victoria to provide free high-tech STEM (Science,
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All good things must come to an end. Ancient Rome: The Empire that Shaped the World at the Australian Armour and Artillery Museum in Cairns has closed. After a short eight-week season, the internationally acclaimed exhibition was enjoyed by 9815 people from Far North Queensland and beyond. Each week on average 1227 visitors came on
Before Tripadvisor, and even before the Michelin Guide, the ancient Romans had the Tabula of Peutinger. The Tabula of Peutinger (also known as Tabula Peutingeriana) is one of the world’s oldest maps. Rather than being to scale and of true cardinal orientation, this map is more of a road map or traveller’s guide to the
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When in the 15th Century a young Leonardo da Vinci discovered fossilized shells, whale and fish bones in mountain caves in the north Italian Alps he questioned the prevailing Judeo-Christian worldview of his time. Da Vinci is famous for his exquisite paintings and during his lifetime was sought after as a military engineer and inventor.
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The Ancient Rome: The Empire that Shaped the World exhibition, sponsored by SEW-Eurodrive, opened at the Australian Armour & Artillery Museum in Cairns to great fanfare. The internationally acclaimed exhibition by the Artisans of Florence International invites visitors to travel 2000 years back in time when massive construction and large-scale technological innovation led to the
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The ancient Romans shaped the modern world as much through their way of thinking as through their military ambition, most notably their need for precision in all things. At night, when sundials were of no use, the Romans harnessed the power of water to measure time. On display in the exhibition, Ancient Rome: The Empire
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Concrete and the road-building technology used to build the Roman Empire’s famous roads are just part of the ancient civilization’s astonishing legacy. It is remarkable how people who lived 2000 years ago have influenced our science, art, engineering, architecture and culture and also our ways of thinking. From 8 June the Australian Armour & Artillery
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