Canopus (disambiguation) — Canopus may refer to:* Canopus (star) (or Alpha Carinae), the brightest star in the southern constellation of Carina. * Canopus, Egypt, an Ancient Egyptian city in the Nile Delta * Canopus (mythology), in Homeric myth, the pilot of King Menelaus… … Wikipedia
Serapeum — A serapeum is a temple or other religious institution dedicated to the syncretic Hellenistic Egyptian god Serapis, who combined aspects of Osiris and Apis in a humanized form that was accepted by the Ptolemaic Greeks of Alexandria. There were… … Wikipedia
Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… … Universalium
Anthropology and Archaeology — ▪ 2009 Introduction Anthropology Among the key developments in 2008 in the field of physical anthropology was the discovery by a large interdisciplinary team of Spanish and American scientists in northern Spain of a partial mandible (lower… … Universalium
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List of tallest buildings and structures in Salford — This list of the tallest buildings and structures in Salford ranks skyscrapers, structures and towers in the City of Salford, England by height. The City of Salford, a local government district of Greater Manchester, has a population of 218,000.… … Wikipedia
Egypt, ancient — Introduction civilization in northeastern Africa dating from the 3rd millennium BC. Its many achievements, preserved in its art and monuments, hold a fascination that continues to grow as archaeological finds expose its secrets. This article… … Universalium
Atlantis — Athanasius Kircher s map of Atlantis, in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. From Mundus Subterraneus 1669, published in Amsterdam. The map is oriented with south at the top.Atlantis (in Greek, polytonic|Ἀτλαντὶς νῆσος, island of Atlas ) is the… … Wikipedia
Ironclad warship — An ironclad was a steam propelled warship of the later 19th century, protected by iron or steel armor plates. [Hill, Richard. War at Sea in the Ironclad Age ISBN 0 304 35273 X; p.17] The ironclad was developed as a result of the vulnerability of… … Wikipedia
C class cruiser — For the Royal Navy third class cruisers of the late nineteenth century, see C class corvette. HMS Capetown Class overview Name: C class cruiser … Wikipedia
