请输入您要查询的单词:

 

单词 circumnavigation
例句 circumnavigation
The sweep was an almost leisurely circumnavigation of the block on ground level, to check that all inmates were in and all gates were locked, that everything was in order. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z
The airship was three days from completing a sensational feat of aeronautics, circumnavigation of the globe. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z
Mrs. Platt’s circumnavigation of her supper table completed, she began to revolve around the parlor, the plates being lain on the mantelpiece or the gaming table. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z
After a few halting circumnavigations of the nursery, Penelope felt she had started to get the hang of it. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z
The compass allows you to navigate out of sight of land and, naturally, Edward Wright’s prefatory letter to On the Magnet mentions the circumnavigations of the Earth by English sailors. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z
Perhaps they are pleased by the way the piece went, or perhaps it is celebration at hearing one’s own song returning after circumnavigation; whatever, it has the look of jubilation. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z
Robert Peary had accomplished his circumnavigation simply by walking in a small circle around the North Pole. I Crossed the World 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z
Before I am too old to do so, I would like to make a land based circumnavigation.Amtrak to Florida, board a repositioning cruise to Europe,... I Crossed the World 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z
They often shared their traditional circumnavigation of Virginia Water with an assortment of friends and visiting relatives. ‘It's part of the fun to suffer’: hitting the great outdoors this Christmas 2017-12-23T05:00:00Z
Bear is a broad-shouldered guy with broad interests – mountain climbing, circumnavigation, sky diving, martial arts, paramotoring. TV survivalists: who's the hardest? 2011-07-26T11:43:28Z
Earlier this year I completed another circumnavigation, but that's another tale! I Crossed the World 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z
And yet a question presents itself, not unreasonably, as the plane circles the city and each new circumnavigation seems to bring it no closer to terra firma: are we ever going to land? Alec Baldwin: 'You naughty English could fold sex into dentistry' 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z
This pliability isn't surprising, given Lee's past cultural circumnavigations. Life of Pi's global vision 2013-01-08T17:09:37Z
I’ve been making a circumnavigation of the Arctic Circle for a documentary. Nome, Alaska: ‘The spring water is as hot as I can bear. The effect is miraculous’ 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z
When Mr. Fuller took a trip to run a marathon in Australia in October 2001, it was his “final continent but first circumnavigation.” I Crossed the World 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z
That expedition started out being led by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan from 1519 to 1522, but Magellan died on the way and his survivors are the first Europeans documented to have completed a circumnavigation. I Crossed the World 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z
In August, a seven-day circumnavigation of Iceland starts at $$3,599 a person, including perks and the additional flight credit. How Can You Travel for Less Than $100 a Day, Everything Included? Find a Cruise Deal. 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z
It was the first circumnavigation by solar plane. 5 Underrated Pioneers in Circumnavigation 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z
Full acceptance never came, and neither in his lifetime did recognition of his spectacular but illegal circumnavigation. How Sir Francis Drake and Queen Elizabeth I Made England a Global Power 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z
Last spring, I’d undertaken a culinary circumnavigation of Cajun country — a region of 22 south Louisiana parishes stretching from the Texas border to New Orleans. Explorer: In Cajun Country, in Search of the Boucherie 2011-06-03T18:55:00Z
Her bedraggled head nearly scrapes the ceiling of the Bushwick Starr in Brooklyn, where Jason Craig’s play opened on Thursday night, and her scrawny torso is attached to a Brobdingnagian skirt that defies circumnavigation. Review: Jason Craig’s ‘Longyarn’ Features a Mom Who Won’t Shut Up 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z
We are in the Golden Age of Travel I am certain after 14 personal circumnavigations since 1985! I Crossed the World 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z
For Christmas he bought me carbon offsets equal to a circumnavigation of the earth, which is about how many miles I had traveled to see him. Remote Work Gave Us a Life Together. Now What? 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z
In doing so, we fulfilled the grandest dream of Magellan, the dream of circumnavigation. From Chicago to Mackinac Island, a Tour of Lake Michigan 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z
A friend joked that if I went to Italy I could call it my World War II Axis Powers circumnavigation. I Crossed the World 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z
Similarly, as Fogg, Passepartout and Fix are the first to take on this particular style of circumnavigation they have liberated themselves from imposed borders and human limitations. In PBS' playful "Around the World in 80 Days" David Tennant channels Jules Verne's liberated spirit 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z
Tracing the young Darwin’s tracks on the 1831-36 Beagle circumnavigation, Wesson relates how Darwin hatched his first, favorite, and most overlooked substantive theory, on the origins of coral reefs. Survival of the Prettiest 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z
Before I am too old to do so, I would like to make a land based circumnavigation. I Crossed the World 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z
“The Lost Time Accidents” is an expansive, sprawling — at almost 500 pages, sometimes meandering — circumnavigation of the meaning of time to the 20th-century Western world. Review: ‘The Lost Time Accidents’ asks the big questions about where we are 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z
An Australian teenager made history on Saturday by becoming the youngest person to complete a solo circumnavigation of the world in a single engine aircraft. Australian teen completes record round world solo flight 2016-08-27T04:00:00Z
Some world cruises, like ours, are true circumnavigations of the planet; others may sail from a U.S. port but end in Europe. Cruising around the world in 115 days 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z
My internet research told me that my trip might not even count as a circumnavigation. I Crossed the World 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z
We saw the St. Laurentius Church she attended in her childhood, built in 1462, 30 years before Columbus sailed to America and 60 before Magellan’s stragglers finished their circumnavigation. I Crossed the World 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z
Mine was also an accidental circumnavigation -- it was cheaper to fly east continuously than to fly west to Asia and east on the way home. I Crossed the World 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z
At the start of her solo circumnavigation, she got loads of texts from well-meaning people asking how she was. Not a sprint: endurance experts on how to make it through lockdown 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z
In other words, we were circumnavigating within our greater circumnavigation. From Chicago to Mackinac Island, a Tour of Lake Michigan 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z
He once crossed the border between Mexico and the US by going the long way round – an entire Phileas Fogg-style circumnavigation, in order to bypass the border crossing of a few heavily policed yards. Francis Al?s treads the thin green line 2010-06-14T20:30:00Z
After all of our circumnavigations, I’ve gained some perspective on how various countries treat those traveling with children. How Doing Nothing Became the Ultimate Family Vacation 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z
The cozy store and cafe is also a good place to grab coffee and a cookie or pastry before you start your circumnavigation. Take a lazy bike ride on cozy, quiet Guemes Island 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z
This meant giving up the dream of complete circumnavigation, but it suddenly seemed more important to see the water from the water, to get inside the frame. From Chicago to Mackinac Island, a Tour of Lake Michigan 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z
Slocum’s book is a nonfiction account of the author’s solo circumnavigation of the world in a thirty-six-foot sloop named the Spray—the first time this feat was achieved. Frank Bascombe’s Seafaring Foil 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z
I have made several "circumnavigations" of the world. I Crossed the World 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z
Captain Matthew Flinders, from Donington, led the first circumnavigation of Australia. Matthew Flinders' remains to be reburied in Lincolnshire 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z
Will Harris is a British sailor competing for Team Malizia in The Ocean Race, which finishes this week in Genoa, Italy, after a 60,000km circumnavigation of the globe over the past six months. Plastic pollution 'really scary and eye opening' 2023-06-25T04:00:00Z
Together they took part in 2019's "One More Orbit" flight mission that set a record for the fastest circumnavigation of Earth by aircraft flying over both geographic poles. 'Every minute feels like hours' says friend of man on missing Titanic sub 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z
He flew to space last summer on a mission by Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin rocket company and holds a record for the fastest circumnavigation of Earth via both the geographic poles by plane. British Explorer on Missing Submersible Said He Knew the Risk of Such Voyages 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z
Mr. Harding also took part in an effort to reintroduce cheetahs to India, and holds a world record for the fastest circumnavigation of Earth via both the geographic poles by plane. Here Is Who Is on the Missing Submersible 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z
Flinders joined the navy aged 15 and he made several coastal explorations of Australia, completing the circumnavigation in 1803. Matthew Flinders' remains to be reburied in Lincolnshire 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z
Harding was also on board the 2019 “One More Orbit” flight mission that set a record for the fastest circumnavigation of earth by aircraft over both geographic poles. Who's on board the missing Titanic sub? 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z
He also took part in a mission for reintroduction of cheetahs to India, and holds a world record for the fastest circumnavigation of Earth via both the geographic poles by plane. A British explorer and businessman is among those on the missing submersible. 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z
A circumnavigation can take five to 10 days, depending on your pace and experience level. Chart out your summer trek: 6 long-distance hikes across Washington 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z
Dr. Lemmens, who grew up in the Netherlands, said the circumnavigation was a celebration of his retirement. They Couldn’t Believe Their Eyes: The Ocean Was Glowing. 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z
The dispatch of PLA warships near Japan since October 2021, including the recent circumnavigation, represents another major escalation of military pressure against Japan. ‘ChinaDan’ hacks Shanghai police files on 1 billion people 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z
In 2005, MacArthur broke the world record for the quickest nonstop solo circumnavigation of the globe. British advocate for sustainable living wins Spanish prize 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z
The event touched literally every corner of the globe as atmospheric waves spread out in all directions to complete a full circumnavigation. NZ professor snorkels over Tonga volcano 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z
It was a getting-to-know-you circumnavigation that showed off her grasp of issues, her language skills and her centrality as Mr. Clinton’s chief foreign policy maker and spokeswoman. Madeleine Albright, First Woman to Serve as Secretary of State, Dies at 84 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z
For about $75,000, Harrison purchased the Lionheart, a 28-foot vessel designed for long-distance rows — a veteran of several successful crossings of the Atlantic and a circumnavigation of the United Kingdom. Meet the Seattle-based rowing team that crossed the Atlantic in 40 days 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z
Saildrone vehicles with modified wings captured the first live drone video this fall inside a category 4 hurricane, Hurricane Sam, and completed the first unmanned circumnavigation of Antarctica in 2019, according to the company. To learn about climate quality, scientists turn to drones 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z
It is perfectly understandable, then, that a little rock would decide to tag along with Earth and the moon on their yearly circumnavigation of the sun. A Missing Piece of the Moon May Be Following Earth Around the Sun 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z
Miss Rutherford, who lives in Belgium, is due begin her three-month circumnavigation from Brussels on 11 August. Teenage pilot in solo round-world record bid 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z
The vessel, which is operating at half its capacity, will complete a full circumnavigation of the UK, taking in some rarely visited and remote locations. First cruise ship since Covid set to visit Scotland 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z
The epic follows the life of American aviator Marian Graves, who disappears in 1950 during a harrowing circumnavigation of the globe over the North and South Poles. A bestselling L.A. novelist was struggling to depict a female adventurer. So she became one 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z
He completed endurance swimming’s Triple Crown – crossings of the Catalina Channel and the English Channel, and a circumnavigation of Manhattan. Antonio Argüelles, the grandfather who swam from Northern Ireland to Scotland 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z
The Royal Victoria Yacht Club congratulated Socrates on Saturday for completing her solo circumnavigation unassisted and setting the record for being the oldest person to do so. British woman, 77, becomes oldest person to sail around the world alone 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z
Five years later, she embarked on what would have been her greatest feat - a circumnavigation of the globe. Can the man who found the Titanic find Amelia Earhart? 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z
He then flew on to the west coast of the US and landed at the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum in the state of Oregon to officially complete his circumnavigation of the globe. Larne pilot first to fly around world in autogyro 2019-06-29T04:00:00Z
On my sloppy and meandering approach to the South Pole, I discovered a loathsome sight that scuttled my circumnavigation — a smattering of small, brownish casings stuck onto hairs. Perspective | Lice? Don’t lose your head over them. Just focus on your child’s scalp. 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z
It’s considered one of the gems in the Triple Crown of marathon swimming challenges, with the English Channel crossing and a circumnavigation of Manhattan. Four Hours: Exploring Rancho Palos Verdes — and whale watching 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z
Knox-Johnston made another solo circumnavigation 12 years ago because “these youngsters told me I was too old. I didn’t agree. I was only 68. I was still young.” British sailor to mark 50th anniversary of circumnavigation 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z
Van Den Heede was making his sixth circumnavigation of the globe. French sailor, 73, wins round-the-world solo-race without modern instruments 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z
The Investigator arrived back in Port Jackson in June 1803, having completed its circumnavigation of Australia but having failed to fully survey the entire coastline. Indigenous 'king' who helped explore Australia 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z
Captain Flinders led the first circumnavigation of Australia and is credited with naming the country. Rail dig finds explorer Flinders' remains 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z
Sunderland intended to beat her brother’s record and complete a non-stop circumnavigation, but had to stop in Cape Town for repairs in May. Teen's round-the-world yacht Wild Eyes found floating eight years after boat abandoned 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z
No one other than Mr. Edgley is known to have completed a circumnavigation of Britain. First Known Swimmer to Circumnavigate Britain Spent 5 Months at Sea 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z
Other prominent people laid to rest here included Capt. Matthew Flinders, who led the first circumnavigation of Australia, and James Christie, who founded Christie’s auctioneers in 1766. 200 Years On, U.K. Hunts for Grave of Man Called World’s 1st Black Sports Star 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z
It was another chance to tell the tale of the brave English sailor who completed the first circumnavigation of Australia in HMS Investigator in the first years of the 19th Century. Indigenous 'king' who helped explore Australia 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z
Captain Matthew Flinders, who led the first circumnavigation of Australia and is credited with giving the country its name. Controversial HS2 burial site dig begins 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z
Guinness will certify only one record, the circumnavigation, he said, but the Federation will look at all three. US teen flies for round-the-world record by youngest pilot 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z
Eight have abandoned their circumnavigation because of boat damage or for personal reasons. Storms, fires and flooding: Sailors rescued after ‘almost unheard of’ waves in Indian Ocean 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z
The Golden Globe race involves a single-handed circumnavigation of the globe - a distance of 30,000 miles - without using modern technology, except for satellite communications. Injured Indian sailor rescued from ocean 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z
The Golden Globe race involves a single-handed circumnavigation of the globe - a distance of 30,000 miles - without using modern technology, except for satellite communications, Competitors started from France on 1 July. Rescue mission for injured Indian sailor 2018-09-22T04:00:00Z
She finally completed the circumnavigation in August 2009, becoming the first quadriplegic woman to do so. Hilary Lister, quadriplegic yachtswoman who sailed solo across English Channel, dies at 46 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z
He later became the youngest person to sail solo around the world after tackling giant waves, gale force winds and technical problems during a 30,000-mile circumnavigation aged 17. French boy, 12, sails English Channel 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z
Next up, the US Navy will be ordered to reproduce Sir Francis Drake’s circumnavigation of the world. Astronomers’ Dark Energy Hopes Fade to Gray 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z
On Wednesday evening, October 4th, she touched down to complete her circumnavigation. Afghan Refugee Becomes Youngest Woman to Fly Solo Around the World 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z
Handily, the reports seem to suggest a clever circumnavigation. Nigel Farage: the biopic. A disaster movie no one is waiting for | Stuart Heritage 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z
Mr. Allcard’s circumnavigation was highlighted by a rare westbound trip around Cape Horn, through a region that the sailor and writer Charles Doane described as having “the worst weather in the world.” Sailing’s ‘dean of loners’ survived shark-infested waters, a hurricane and a 16-year journey at sea 2017-08-13T04:00:00Z
If successful, Hoburg’s lab would have been the first in the world to accomplish such a circumnavigation. NASA’s new astronaut corps features an abundance of scientific talent 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z
He was not the first American in space — two of his fellow astronauts preceded him — but his three-orbit circumnavigation of the Earth captured the nation’s imagination. Astronaut, senator, Marine: John Glenn is buried in Arlington Cemetery 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z
Faye’s circumnavigation of herself as she dips into the lives of those around her amounts to a kind of enchantment. Rachel Cusk’s ‘Transit’: transition zone from an old life to a new one 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z
Sailor Thomas Coville was due to arrive in the French port of Brest on Monday hours after smashing the world record for a single-handed non-stop sailing circumnavigation of the globe. World-record breaking circumnavigator heads home to France 2016-12-26T05:00:00Z
He was not the first American in space — two of his fellow astronauts preceded him — but his three-orbit circumnavigation of the globe captured the imagination of his compatriots like few events before or since. John Glenn, first American to orbit the Earth, dies at 95 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z
On 7 February 2005, Ellen MacArthur’s sailing prowess peaked as she broke the world record for the fastest solo circumnavigation of the Earth. Can the circular economy lead to more prosperity and leave a smaller footprint? 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z
“That will be the end of the second quest, which will be a circumnavigation of the North Pole in one summer season - which strengthens the point,” the project said. Yacht sails through low-ice Arctic sea routes - BBC News 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z
“Without all the stress of organizing a big race,” Berger wrote, “the honor of supporting a swimmer’s circumnavigation around the island is like no other. Going around Manhattan is magical, as well as therapeutic.” Swim Around Manhattan Is Saved From a Future as Murky as Its Waters 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z
It is shown here landing in Abu Dhabi at the end of its circumnavigation — the first by a solar-powered plane. Cruising sharks, fiery dragons and invisible dust 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z
Smith completed the first solo circumnavigation of the world by helicopter in 1983. Russian balloonist sets world record for circumnavigation 2016-07-23T04:00:00Z
One full circumnavigation yields only a solitary Nidaron, which I capture right in front of a family which is actually there to enjoy the art. Pulitzer Prize-winner Phil Kennicott’s Pokémon Go diary 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z
The purpose of the circumnavigation is to showcase the capabilities of clean, renewable energy. Solar Impulse 2 completes first ever Atlantic crossing by solar plane 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z
The team behind Solar Impulse - part of a campaign to build support for clean energy technologies - hopes to complete the circumnavigation in Abu Dhabi, where the journey began in March 2015. Solar plane takes on Atlantic as part of round-the-world bid 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z
The Swiss team flying the aircraft in a campaign to build support for clean energy technologies hopes eventually to complete its circumnavigation in Abu Dhabi, where the journey began in March 2015. Solar plane lands in New York City during bid to circle the globe 2016-06-11T04:00:00Z
The team hopes eventually to complete its circumnavigation in Abu Dhabi, the starting point for the journey in March 2015. Solar plane lands in Dayton, Ohio on latest leg of round-the-world flight 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z
To complete the circumnavigation, the aeroplane needs to get to Abu Dhabi, UAE, where the flights started in March last year. Solar Impulse aeroplane heads for Dayton, Ohio - BBC News 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z
The team hopes to eventually complete its circumnavigation in Abu Dhabi, the starting point for the journey in March 2015. Solar plane departs Arizona on 11th leg of round-the-world flight 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z
Later in his career, on a different vessel, he led the first circumnavigation of Antarctica, disproving the theory at the time of a habitable southern continent called Terra Australis. U.S. researchers may have found Captain Cook's ship Endeavour 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z
The Swiss team hopes eventually to complete its circumnavigation in Abu Dhabi, where their journey began in March 2015 as part of campaign to bolster support for clean energy technologies. Solar-powered plane departs California on round-the-world flight 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z
Solar Impulse started its circumnavigation of the globe in March of last year in Abu Dhabi. Solar Impulse aeroplane heads for Phoenix, Arizona - BBC News 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z
Solar Impulse is in the air again, flying the 12th stage of its circumnavigation of the the globe. Solar Impulse aeroplane heads for Dayton, Ohio - BBC News 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z
This is the ninth leg of the circumnavigation. Solar Impulse 2 lands safely in San Francisco after historic flight over Pacific 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z
The Clipper Round the World Race is the brainchild of Knox-Johnston, the first man to complete a single-handed nonstop circumnavigation of the globe. Second Member of Amateur Crew Dies During Round-the-World Race 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z
The crossing from Catalina, the most famous of Southern California’s offshore islands, to the mainland is considered the second hardest, although the circumnavigation of Manhattan receives more attention. Off the California Coast, a Swim Club’s Greatest Adventure 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z
I didn't complete my circumnavigation but I did see how small the world is and how much we all have in common. Sergey Ananov: Two days on ice with three polar bears - BBC News 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z
He was an energetic, independent-minded man, who three decades earlier had captained the Beagle during its celebrated circumnavigation with the young Charles Darwin aboard. The Great Victorian Weather Wars 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z
His résumé included two African Great Lake kayak trips: a 38-day circumnavigation of Lake Malawi and a 22-day trek covering the length of Lake Tanganyika. Into Canoeing? Try It on an African River Safari 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z
It should then have a sizeable weather window to try to cross America, the Atlantic, and make its way back to Abu Dhabi, UAE, where the circumnavigation began in March this year. Solar Impulse grounded until 2016 - BBC News 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z
The entire circumnavigation of the globe was to be broken into 12 manageable stages, but with the unscheduled touchdown in Nagoya, is now set to be completed in 13 chunks. Solar Impulse 2 breaks the world record for the longest solo flight 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z
The plane began its circumnavigation from Abu Dhabi in March, stopping in Muscat, Ahmedabad, Varanasi, Mandalay, Chongqing and Nanjing – and breaking records for solar flight along the way. Solar plane takes off in 'moment of truth' for longest solo flight in history 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z
Though Earhart was the most famous female pilot in the world, circumnavigation was no longer such a shocking feat and there was no scientific knowledge to be gained from the flight. The Reason Why the Search for Amelia Earhart Was Called Off 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z
It is the seventh and longest section of the maiden solar-powered global circumnavigation, an attempt to promote green energy. Solar Impulse plane starts six-day Pacific Ocean crossing powered only by the sun 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z
Piccard said the circumnavigation, which has visited Oman, India and Burma on the way to Nanjing, has engaged with schools, businesspeople, activists and politicians on the ground to promote innovation and clean energy solutions. Solar aircraft to be flown across the Pacific in world record bid 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z
The Swiss-based project expects the circumnavigation of the globe to be completed in a total of 12 legs, with a return to the United Arab Emirate in a few months' time. Solar Impulse plane leaves Myanmar for China 2015-03-29T04:00:00Z
Two pilots are taking it in turns to guide Solar Impulse on its circumnavigation of the globe. 'The passion gives you energy to fly' 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z
“When she won, she was an inspiration to most girls in France and in Europe,” Isabelle Autissier, the first woman to complete a circumnavigation in competition, said in a phone interview from France on Tuesday. Florence Arthaud, Celebrated Solo Sailor, Dies at 57 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z
Beyond a cadre of aviation enthusiasts, Ms. Mock’s circumnavigation has gone largely unnoticed. Jerrie Mock, first female pilot to fly solo around the world, dies at 88
The pilot, a former president of the Scottish Aero Club, completed the journey in his single-engine Piper Comanche, the first time a global aerial circumnavigation has been staged from the east of Scotland. Round the world pilot returns home 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z
The Sulemans left the state on June 19 in hopes of setting the record for the fastest circumnavigation around the world in a single-engine airplane with the youngest pilot in command to do so. Ocean crash kills teen pilot seeking world record 2014-07-23T04:00:00Z
They also hoped to set the record for the fastest circumnavigation around the world in a single-engine airplane with the youngest pilot in command to do so. Family: Teen pilot who crashed in ocean knew risks 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z
Horn talked about his exploits, such as the solo circumnavigation of the Arctic Circle and a North Pole expedition. Germany gets a visit from explorer Mike Horn 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z
Honey is a champion Volvo Ocean Race navigator and helped set a record for circumnavigation under sail. The trickle-down technology of the America's Cup 2013-09-13T18:15:24Z
But Turanor's journey did not end with its circumnavigation of the world. Solar boat in quest for cleaner seafaring 2013-09-05T23:07:20Z
So he took up the film’s challenge, planning a circumnavigation of Taiwan. The Saturday Profile: A Maker of Bikes Now Makes a Point of Riding Them 2013-08-31T03:30:13Z
The basic business of any effective regulator involves working together: no ambushes, ploys or circumnavigations. A Communications Act to rein Rupert Murdoch in? The web's done it already 2013-05-11T23:05:54Z
Finally, all dizzied up, it finished its circumnavigation where it started, hanging on the right edge. Tiger Woods: What A Mess 2013-04-13T04:00:00Z
That is four global circumnavigations in eight days. On the Road: Talking to United’s More-Than-a-Million-Mile Man - On the Road 2012-12-24T23:30:37Z
They were three-quarters of the way through an unprecedented circumnavigation of the globe around the equator. 'No sign' of Amelia Earhart wreck 2012-07-24T13:58:56Z
Dame McArthur is best known as a solo long-distance yachtswoman, who once held the world record for the fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe. McArthur to carry flame in Cowes 2012-07-13T19:05:47Z
They were three-quarters of the way through an unprecedented circumnavigation of the globe around the Equator. Expedition seeks Earhart answers 2012-07-02T08:44:26Z
Hall, a 31-year-old from Harrogate, Yorkshire, is about to become the prime exponent of the new but increasingly popular pursuit of competitive global circumnavigation by bike. Around the world in 92 days … by bicycle! 2012-06-03T12:12:18Z
For 10 months, as he completed a solo, nonstop circumnavigation of the Americas aboard a 27-foot sailboat — a feat certified as unprecedented by the U.S. Sailor Matt Rutherford welcomed home in Annapolis after sailing solo around the Americas 2012-04-21T23:39:00Z
If she were able to keep on at that rate she would accomplish the voyage of circumnavigation well under the twenty days; but that was now but a secondary consideration. The Airship "Golden Hind" 2012-04-21T02:00:26.983Z
The fame of this explorer rests very much upon his circumnavigation, towards the end of the eighteenth century, of the island which now bears his name. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z
Thereafter he was found lying in his chamber in a trance, during which, he said, he was carried in the spirit over many mountains, and accomplished an aërial circumnavigation of the globe. Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland 2012-02-06T03:00:14.350Z
On October 24th I took up my residence at Plymouth, and remained there until December 27th, when the Beagle finally left the shores of England for her circumnavigation of the world. Charles Darwin: His Life in an Autobiographical Chapter, and in a Selected Series of His Published Letters 2012-01-22T03:00:19.733Z
The Jules Verne Trophy is a prize for the fastest circumnavigation of the world by any type of yacht with no restrictions on the size of the crew. French skipper sets around-the-world sailing record 2012-01-08T01:28:07Z
"On winning the Chauvasse Prize for completing the circumnavigation of the globe," replied the senior International Air Board representative, speaking instead of the Port Admiral. The Airship "Golden Hind" 2012-04-21T02:00:26.983Z
Thus the actual circumnavigation had been successfully completed, and at least the material portion of the undertaking happily achieved. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z
He had gone completely around the globe, following the shortest route; then he had repeated this circumnavigation, but over a zig-zag course, to become acquainted with all the coasts of the earth. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z
The expedition now began to move westward in its slow circumnavigation of the lake, and came at length to Muiwanda. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z
After some circumnavigation, Paul suggested we should go back to the days of apprenticeships that paid less than skilled craft jobs. 12 Days Till Iowa: Ron Paul Is Not a Politician 2011-12-22T10:05:31Z
I've sunk my last penny into the concern, because I'm hanged if I'm going to sit still and let a foreigner be the first to make an aerial circumnavigation of the globe. The Airship "Golden Hind" 2012-04-21T02:00:26.983Z
The voyages of Cook in the latter part of the eighteenth century constituted the first circumnavigation of the south polar regions. South Pole Discovered, December 14, 1911 2011-12-15T00:45:00.480Z
The First Circumnavigation of the Earth.—Thus with enormous suffering and loss of life was accomplished the first circumnavigation of the earth. A History of the Philippines 2011-12-12T03:00:36.870Z
Some say she was actually a pilot during the war, and that she was one of the first women who attempted, unsuccessfully, an uninterrupted aerial circumnavigation of the world. Paraguay: A Quaint Inn with a Dark Nazi Past 2011-11-03T11:00:00Z
Soon after this the government planned another expedition, which had for its object the circumnavigation of the globe by a Russian ship, and Golovnin was appointed to the command. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z
This voyage proved to be the most important to geography that had been undertaken since the first circumnavigation of the globe. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z
But the PlanetSolar goes much further: It is 100 percent solar-powered and is the first such vessel to attempt a circumnavigation of the globe. Green Column: Around the World on Solar Power Alone 2011-09-11T15:28:42Z
Mary Kocy’s circumnavigation of Manhattan on water skis began with a wrong number. City Room: Circling Manhattan on a Pair of Skis 2011-09-06T23:02:23Z
Beaumont holds the world record for the fastest circumnavigation of the globe by bicycle, covering 18,296 miles in 194 days 17 hours. British crew become first to row to magnetic north pole 2011-08-26T09:54:51Z
From Java, Drake crossed the Indian Ocean, rounded the Cape of Good Hope, and proceeded to England, entering the harbor of Plymouth in November, 1580, having completed the first English circumnavigation of the globe. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z
He entered the Persian Gulf, and rejoined Alexander at Susa, when he was ordered to prepare another expedition for the circumnavigation of Arabia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z
At the opening of the Junction Dock in 1829, whereby the desired connection was established, the celebration included circumnavigation of the insular portion by a gaily decorated steamer. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z
He may be en route for anywhere beyond—round the globe, if he feel inclined for circumnavigation. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z
Also, he made his nation take a real interest in geographical discovery, broke down their superstitious fear of ocean sailing, and made a beginning in the circumnavigation of Africa. The Chronicle of the Discovery and Conquest of Guinea Vol. II 2011-04-05T02:00:10.813Z
In 1586 Thomas Cavendish followed almost the same course, plundered the Spanish commerce in the Pacific, and in 1588 completed the circumnavigation of the world. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z
After staying at Port Jackson for about a couple of months, Flinders set out again on the 22nd of July to complete his circumnavigation of Australia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z
After competing in the solo circumnavigation race, the Vendée Globe, she arrived back a hero. Ellen MacArthur 2011-03-08T00:05:27Z
He may be en route for anywhere beyond—round the globe, if he feel inclined to circumnavigation. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z
During the circumnavigation of the globe, from the period of our commander's leaving the Cape of Good Hope to his return to it again, he had sailed no less than twenty thousand leagues. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z
I imagined it was welcoming me to the circumnavigation club, perhaps one of New York’s more exclusive, if not exactly elite. Circling Manhattan (Bring Extra Socks) 2010-09-18T16:18:00Z
If he gets just one vehicle to complete the race, which crosses the equator, it could be considered the first full circumnavigation of the world by an airship, pilots and historians say. Blimp Enthusiast Floats Idea of Round-the-World Race 2010-09-16T15:51:00Z
Since her circumnavigation attempt ended in a dramatic search and rescue mission over a week ago, 16-year-old Abby Sunderland has become the center of a debate over whether to put limits on adventure. Should There Be An Age Requirement On Thrill Seeking? 2010-06-21T08:00:00Z
There was one moment in her circumnavigation of the island that was far from acceptable, even if it happens to many competitors every year. Brian Appleyard claims Roman Golden Bowl in Nordic Bear 2010-06-19T19:28:00Z
The manner in which Lieutenant Cook had performed his circumnavigation of the globe justly entitled him to the protection of government and the favour of his sovereign. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z
Veteran Australian sailor Ian Kiernan, who held the Australian record for solo circumnavigation of the world, said Sunderland's trip was badly planned, given the mountainous seas and huge wind strengths of winter in the area. Sailor Abby Sunderland found safe in Indian Ocean 2010-06-12T00:37:00Z
But always the coast trended to the north-west, and Drake, giving up the quest, turned his prow westward and continued his voyage of circumnavigation. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise
By the world at large he is known as the commander of the voyage of circumnavigation, in which success was won by indomitable perseverance, unshaken firmness, and infinite resource. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo"
This is the start of a fantastic adventure that eventually takes Burl, a high-school senior, on the first circumnavigation of the solar system. The Secret of the Ninth Planet
The circumnavigation of Otaheite was followed by an expedition of Mr. Banks's to trace the river up the valley from which it issues, and examine how far its banks were inhabited. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z
Well, I connect them with that strange story in Herodotus, of the circumnavigation of Africa, nearly 2500 years ago. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa
This was the first circumnavigation of the globe and demonstrated the grandeur of the discovery made by Columbus. The Greater Republic A History of the United States
In pride of our seafaring—of rounding the Horn, of crossing Equator, perhaps of a circumnavigation—we looked down upon the coaster. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war
While the circumnavigation of the solar system seems farfetched, it may not be once the problem of effective anti-gravitational control is solved. The Secret of the Ninth Planet
The tale of Atlantis we owe to Plato himself, who perhaps learned it in Egypt, just as Herodotus picked up there the account of the circumnavigation of Africa by the Phenician mariners. The Story of Extinct Civilizations of the West
Had Alexander lived, Nearchus was to have repeated the circumnavigation of Africa. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition
The other, after many hardships, reached Spain, thus completing the first circumnavigation of the globe. The Greater Republic A History of the United States
The accomplished bucket-jumper makes a long preliminary survey and circumnavigation of his bucket before performing, and when he does begin it is with a number of wild rushes and irresolute stops. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 27, March 1893 An Illustrated Monthly
Researchers are actually at work on the possibilities of just such a circumnavigation, and on another surprising theory brought out in this book. The Secret of the Ninth Planet
Some are hidden within partially concealed bays and others appear like portions of the mainland until circumnavigation has proved their seclusion. The Beauties of the State of Washington A Book for Tourists
On arrival at Port Darwin the 'Sunbeam' had completed successfully the circumnavigation of the Australian continent. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam'
Columbus was, no doubt, the first practical believer in the theory of circumnavigation, and although he never sailed around the world himself, he demonstrated the possibility of doing so. Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia being a concordance of choice tributes to the great Genoese, his grand discovery, and his greatness of mind and purpose
In addition to this work, by carrying a set of accurate chronometers, he was to check up the longitude of the various ports to be visited in this circumnavigation of the globe. The Meaning of Evolution
Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty’s Ships Adventure and Beagle between the years 1826 and 1836, describing their examination of the Southern Shores of South America, and the Beagle’s circumnavigation of the globe. Life of Charles Darwin
By this time Gabrielle and her companions, having completed their second circumnavigation of the pond, were going slowly across the open space again. The Duke's Motto A Melodrama
I have known many a man return from a circumnavigation of the globe, without bringing with him the knowledge of a single fact that he might not have obtained at home. Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt
We saw a good deal of him when he was in London, and I had a long letter from him, giving me an account of his fleet, his plan for circumnavigation, &c.&c. Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville
It is obvious that prior to 1842 there was nothing entitled to the name of Anthropology, as there was no complete geography before the discovery of America and circumnavigation of the globe. Buchanan's Journal of Man, September 1887 Volume 1, Number 8
Even if the circumnavigation was effected,—which, on the whole, seems improbable,—it remained quite barren of results. The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest
At Babylon he laid plans and made preparations for the circumnavigation and conquest of Arabia, and to found a great maritime city in the interior of the Persian Gulf. Ancient States and Empires
The circumnavigation of the world is now a matter of ordinary occurrence to our bold mariners: and after a few years it will be a sort of summer excursion to our steamers. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847
The Victoria returned to Spain in September, 1522, completing the first circumnavigation of the earth. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09
It deepens the idea of the Return, till it embraces the totality of existence, by making it reach through the Underworld, which is thus a domain in the spiritual circumnavigation of the globe. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary
Whilst Wallis completed his voyage round the world, and Carteret continued his long and hazardous circumnavigation, a fresh expedition was organized for the purpose of prosecuting new discoveries in the Southern Seas. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century
Lastly, when the Portuguese, led by Vasco da Gama, have completed the circumnavigation of Africa, some of them remain in Abyssinia, and in a short time diplomatic relations are established between that country and Portugal. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World
His third voyage of circumnavigation was in the Resolution, and on her return, in 1775, he was promoted to the rank of Master and Commander. Captain Cook His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries
One of his ships completed the first circumnavigation of the globe. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09
It was thus under its flag, the Swedish man-of-war flag with a crowned O in the middle, that the first circumnavigation of Asia and Europe was carried into effect. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II
This was the most fortunate of all the circumnavigation voyages undertaken by the English. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century
The voyagers arrived on the 1st of July, 1617, in Holland, from which they had been absent, during their circumnavigation of the globe, two years and seventeen days. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold
On 6th May the circumnavigation was finished and the Lady Alice was being dragged ashore in Speke Gulf with shouts of welcome and the waving of many flags. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole
A ship belonging to Magellan's fleet completes the circumnavigation of the globe. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09
It is remarkable that the first Russian circumnavigation of the globe, and the first journey of the Japanese round the world, happened at the same time. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II
After achieving the circumnavigation of the country, the vessel regained the entrance to Queen Charlotte Sound. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century
After remaining several days here, Columbus put to sea; but unable to fetch Hispaniola, stood over to Jamaica, intending to finish its circumnavigation. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold
Thus, by the circumnavigation of the two lakes, two of the geographical problems I had undertaken to solve were settled. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole
We now come to speak of ships of large size, which spread an imposing cloud of canvas to the breeze, and set sail on voyages which sometimes involve the circumnavigation of the globe. Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships
How such journeys were repeated and finally led to the circumnavigation of the north-easternmost promontory of Asia belongs to a following chapter. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II
Cook, and his principal assistants, wished to accomplish the circumnavigation of the island, which they estimated at thirty nautical leagues. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century
This was a piece of great good fortune, because it placed within their reach the means of an immediate circumnavigation of their island. Shifting Winds A Tough Yarn
While Banks searched for insects and plants, Cook sat writing up his Journal of the circumnavigation. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole
Great interest was excited by the arrival in Plymouth harbour, in November 1580, of the celebrated Francis Drake from his circumnavigation of the globe. Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth
At last the circumnavigation was accomplished, and in tranquil water the boat cruised along under the sheltered shore of the island. Parkhurst Boys And Other Stories of School Life
He therefore returned to the northern route, to complete the circumnavigation of New Zealand by the eastern coast. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century
It was a voyage of discovery—a circumnavigation, of charity.’ Amos Huntingdon
So important a matter as the localisation of the Pole having thus been satisfactorily disposed of, it was next resolved to effect a thorough exploration of the entire island, including its circumnavigation. The Log of the Flying Fish A Story of Aerial and Submarine Peril and Adventure
Sailing of Sir Francis Drake on his circumnavigation of the globe. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10
Only quite recently the first circumnavigation of the Old World round the northern shores of Siberia has been accomplished by the Swedish explorer, Nordenskjöld. Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers
Neither of them left the telescopes for more than a few minutes during this aerial circumnavigation. A Honeymoon in Space
In the record of his famous circumnavigation of the globe, Captain Cook says that the cannibals of New Zealand still acknowledged a superior being, although their religion was a crude system of spiritualistic practices. Evolution An Investigation and a Critique
We belong to the ship of Captain Drake, which passed by here in its voyage of circumnavigation. Under Drake's Flag A Tale of the Spanish Main
Drake, on his return, in 1580, from the first English circumnavigation of the globe, was knighted by Queen Elizabeth. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10
But after all, at a time so unfavourable to long poems, I doubt whether the reader will have patience to accompany me to the end of my circumnavigation. The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles, Vol. 1 With Memoir, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes by George Gilfillan
As other sailors and as he, too, had previously been as far to the east as he now found himself, he had practically completed the circumnavigation of the globe. The Age of the Reformation
He had accomplished the circumnavigation of the earth through its unknown portion, and the remainder of his route lay through seas already traversed. Great Epochs in American History, Volume I. Voyages Of Discovery And Early Explorations: 1000 A.D.-1682
In this circumnavigation, amidst sleets and falls of snow, fogs, and much moist weather, the Resolution enjoyed nearly the same good state of health she had done in the temperate and torrid zones. A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World Volume 2
Immediately after his return to England from this circumnavigation, Captain Anson was made rear-admiral of the blue, and shortly afterwards, one of the commissaries of the Admiralty. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 11 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time
The circumnavigation of the earth by Drake, the visits of other Englishmen to the shores of Africa and America, even to the Arctic seas, awakened a deep and healthful curiosity. A History of English Prose Fiction
When we consider the trackless deserts to be explored, the inhospitable climes and barbarous nations to be encountered, these were enterprises far more perilous than the circumnavigation of the globe. The Empire of Russia
One of his ships afterward completed the voyage by way of the Cape of Good Hope, and thus made the first circumnavigation of the globe. Great Epochs in American History, Volume I. Voyages Of Discovery And Early Explorations: 1000 A.D.-1682
It was a voyage of discovery, a circumnavigation of charity. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 02 (of 12)
Amid all the dangers and successes of his circumnavigation of the globe, he never expressed any strong emotion, either of sorrow or joy, except when the Centurion hove in sight of Tinian. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 11 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time
It is scarcely necessary to observe, in conclusion, that experiences may be gathered in a voyage of circumnavigation which are not to be gleaned from Blue-books or from shorter cruises in European waters. A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months
There is strong reason to believe that the Portuguese boast of the sixteenth century—the circumnavigation of Africa—was anticipated by the Phoenician sailors two thousand years and more. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 341, March, 1844
When Magellan passed through the strait that bears his name, and his ship completed the first circumnavigation of the globe, men began first to see that America was no part of Asia. Great Epochs in American History, Volume I. Voyages Of Discovery And Early Explorations: 1000 A.D.-1682
Herodotus gives an account of the circumnavigation of Africa by the Phoenicians, which may have some coincidence with this narrative. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800
We are now to close this general subject of circumnavigations, which relates to the whole world. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 11 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time
Their knowledge of English was too limited to enable us to make them understand that we were only making a voyage of circumnavigation in a yacht. A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months
"An' welcome," she said cordially, moving aside a bit, so that he could approach without the circumnavigation of a mighty stump. In Old Kentucky
Having seen all worth viewing in Yammo, we departed, to complete the circumnavigation of the island, by returning to Uma without reversing our prows. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II
Africa, Phoenician circumnavigation of, 69.Agrarian outrages and their causes, 613.Agricola, An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800
The strongest argument, however, in our opinion, in support of the actual accomplishment of this circumnavigation, has been unaccountably overlooked, in all the various discussion to which the subject has given rise. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson
At our time of life that smacked a little of circumnavigation. In the Footprints of the Padres
What we moderns can claim is rediscovery of what had fallen into oblivion, like the circumnavigation of Africa by the Phoenican admiral of one of the Pharaohs, B.C. The Personal Life of David Livingstone
The small remnant of this expedition—the ship "Victoria," and eighteen men—reach Spain on September 6, 1522, the first persons thus completing the circumnavigation of the globe. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 01 of 55 1493-1529 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century
Society, the Dublin, 546.Phoenician colonization of Spain, 70 circumnavigation of Africa, 69.Physicians, establishment of their college in Dublin, 543Picts, landing of the, 79.Pitt, An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800
We have already mentioned that Alexander projected the circumnavigation of Arabia to the Red Sea, in order to complete the communication between India and Egypt, and through Egypt with Europe. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson
Though not a circumnavigation, owing to various misfortunes, it appears proper to insert this narrative, giving an account of the unfortunate end of the renowned Candish, by way of appendix to his circumnavigation. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 10 Arranged in systematic order: Forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time.
The young lieutenant was getting ready for publication a small book describing the circumnavigation of Van Diemen's Land, and while he was doing this Banks induced the Admiralty to prepare H.M.S. The Naval Pioneers of Australia
The best of these, Salas y Gomez, has the additional advantage of real experience, for the material observation at the basis of it is derived from his tour of circumnavigation. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 05 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English
But one of his ships went on to make the first circumnavigation of the globe, a feat which redounded to the glory of both Spain and Portugal. Elizabethan Sea Dogs
On the 1st of March, he arrived off Mozambique; here evidences of a circumnavigation with India were strong and numerous. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson
Columbus assuredly grounded his grand discovery of America upon the knowledge of the earth being a sphere; and had not the new western world intervened, his voyage had probably been the first circumnavigation. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 10 Arranged in systematic order: Forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time.
Thus we completed the circumnavigation of the island. A Voyage Round the World, Volume I Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc., etc., from 1827 to 1832
I noticed also, in my circumnavigation of the continent, a remarkable diversity in the character of the natives, some being most kindly disposed, while others manifested the greatest hostility and aversion. Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1. With an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During The Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in the Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative Of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits to the Islands in the Arafura Sea.
With these fine winds and heaving seas, those ships have performed their voyages of circumnavigation in sixty days. Choice Specimens of American Literature, and Literary Reader Being Selections from the Chief American Writers
Only one ship returned, and she was drawn up in Seville, and long preserved as a monument of the first circumnavigation of the globe. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson
After this expedition, there occurs a wide chasm in the history of circumnavigations, all that was attempted in this way, for many years afterwards, being more the effect of chance than of design.--Harris. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 10 Arranged in systematic order: Forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time.
Here they had been compelled to remain, devoid of all hopes of returning, until they saw our steam-vessel making its late circumnavigation of the island. A Voyage Round the World, Volume I Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc., etc., from 1827 to 1832
Our Voyage having come to an end, I will take a short retrospect of the advantages and disadvantages, the pains and pleasures, of our circumnavigation of the world. The Voyage of the Beagle
An exact copy of his last watch was made by the ingenious Mr. Kendal; and was used by Captain Cook in his three years' circumnavigation of the world, to his perfect satisfaction. Men of Invention and Industry
Indeed he asked shyly if I couldn't fit him in, and I had to lie about it and say it was only another of my aimless circumnavigations of the Pink Chalet. Mr. Standfast
We are Russians engaged in completing the circumnavigation of the globe. Rezanov
Under his inspiration and direction was begun that series of voyages of exploration which resulted in the circumnavigation of Africa and the establishment of Portuguese sovereignty over large areas of the coast-lands. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28
It is now proposed to cut a canal across the Cape just where it juts out from the mainland, and thus avoid the tedious circumnavigation. Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870
He eventually crossed the Pacific for the Moluccas and Java, from which he sailed right across the Indian Ocean, and by the Cape of Good Hope to England, thus making the circumnavigation of the world. Men of Invention and Industry
In treating this part of the subject, it will be necessary to make a rapid circumnavigation of the globe, touching at least at the most remarkable places. Female Scripture Biographies, Volume II
Then to build a decked launch, which Pencroff would make cutter-rigged, and in which they could make voyages of circumnavigation—around the island; then, etc. The Mysterious Island
Apart from the reported circumnavigation of the continent, the west coast was well known to the Phoenicians as far as Cape Nun, and c. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28
Honor bright, what, in your judgment, would have been the effect upon the circumnavigation of the globe? Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll - Latest
Not less extraordinary was the voyage of Captain Cavendish, who made the circumnavigation of the globe at his own expense. Men of Invention and Industry
A description of Scythia is relieved by an account of the circumnavigation of Africa by the Phoenicians and the voyage of Scylax down the Indus and along the coast of Africa to Egypt. Authors of Greece
Other attempts to get inside the reefs were, however, unsuccessful, and after several narrow escapes from shipwreck Cook gave up, to his regret, a complete circumnavigation of the island. Captain Cook's Journal During the First Voyage Round the World
The circumnavigation of the globe ranks with the discovery of America among the most significant events in history. Early European History
Honor bright, what, in your judgment, would have been the effect upon the circumnavigation of the globe? Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll - Latest
After the vessel had returned from her circumnavigation of Great Britain, she was sent to Oporto, and performed the voyage in sixty-eight and a half hours, then held to be the quickest voyage on record. Men of Invention and Industry
Contains notices of eleven French voyages of circumnavigation and 175 South Sea voyages accomplished by the French before Bougainville. Terre Napoleón; a History of French Explorations and Projects in Australia
The subsequent circumnavigation of Tasmania by Bass and Flinders proved the strait, as did also Grant's voyage through it from the west in the Lady Nelson in 1800. The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders
The present volume ends with two appendices: the first an abstract of Thomas Candish's circumnavigation; the second an abstract of Dutch expeditions to the East Indies. History of the Philippine Islands
In 1818 Captain Ross completed the circumnavigation of this oblong bay. The World of Waters A Peaceful Progress o'er the Unpathed Sea
The 20th century saw the successful circumnavigation of the globe from space. Open Source Democracy
And believe not the hypochondriac dwellers below hatches, who will tell you, with a sneer, that our world-frigate is bound to no final harbour whatever; that our voyage will prove an endless circumnavigation of space. White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War
The total length of the Fram's journey equaled twice the circumnavigation of the globe. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 The Recent Days (1910-1914)
Once we rowed about the island, and it was truly superb—this circumnavigation. Memories of Hawthorne
Magellan had lost his life in his attempted circumnavigation of the globe and Elcano completed the disastrous voyage in a shattered ship, minus most of its crew. Lineage, Life and Labors of José Rizal, Philippine Patriot
Eighteen years ago I made the circumnavigation of the globe, going out to Australia by the Cape of Good Hope, and returning by Cape Horn. Study and Stimulants; Or, the Use of Intoxicants and Narcotics in Relation to Intellectual Life
Drake was the first commander who conducted a circumnavigation from start to finish. England under the Tudors
A beautiful clear, still day, favored the circumnavigation of North island, and the careful examination of its coast line. Official Report of the Exploration of the Queen Charlotte Islands for the Government of British Columbia
If the story of the circumnavigation of Africa by the Phoenicians is true, it was an astonishing enterprise, and almost dwarfs modern voyages of discovery. Lectures and Essays
Magellan discovered and sailed through the straits which bear his name, into the Pacific Ocean; and his vessel returning home by the Cape of Good Hope, had made the first circumnavigation of the globe 1524. A Brief History of the United States
Even after the circumnavigation of the world explorers looked for channels leading through or around the Americas. A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1.
Finding harbourage on the Californian coast, he repaired the Pelican thoroughly, and then proceeded on a voyage of circumnavigation; the spring of 1579 being now well advanced. England under the Tudors
Captain James Cook, on his return to London after the circumnavigation of Antarctica, held that the far-southern lands had no future. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914
Now I have described my circumnavigation of the island, I will proceed to describe its inhabitants.  Travels in West Africa
It seemed a fine and large thing to have accomplished—the circumnavigation of this great globe in that little time, and I was privately proud of it. Following the Equator, Part 7
"Porcupine" was employed for this purpose in the European seas, and negotiations had already been commenced with the Admiralty for a voyage of circumnavigation with the same objects, which eventuated in the "Challenger" Expedition. Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3
In the realm of art it signifies, so to speak, the first circumnavigation of the world, and by this voyage not only was there discovered an apparently new art, but Art itself. Thoughts out of Season Part I
The Antarctic problem** assumed its modern aspect after Captain Cook's circumnavigation of the globe in high southern latitudes, accomplished between 1772 and 1775. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914
The priests in yellow looked on, profoundly impressed by our circumnavigation. Hilda Wade, a Woman with Tenacity of Purpose
Take, for instance, the mariner's compass which has made possible the circumnavigation of the earth and a universal commerce, whereby the world has been changed, as it were, into a single state. The Idea of Progress An inguiry into its origin and growth
Pigs, Spanish dollars, and Norway rats, are not the only commodities and incommodities which have performed the circumnavigation, and are to be found wherever European ships have touched.  Sir Thomas More, or, Colloquies on the Progress and Prospects of Society
He was probably also familiar with the classical tales of the circumnavigation of Africa. American Nation: a history — Volume 1: European Background of American History, 1300-1600
For some reason, however, the intention was abandoned; and in process of time these early voyages came to be considered as aprocryphal as the Phoenician circumnavigation of Africa in the time of Pharaoh Necho. Letters from High Latitudes
I felt that the feat reflected even more credit upon the navy than did the circumnavigation of the big ships, and I wrote the flotilla commander the following letter: May 18, 1908. Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography
The first circumnavigation of the globe under Magellan took place but yesterday, and to-day European ships cover the oceans and seas of the world, bearing in every sail the breath and the spirit of Japhetism. Irish Race in the Past and the Present
December 27th: "Sailed from England on our circumnavigation." More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1
Meanwhile Portugal saw the fruition of Prince Henry's work in the circumnavigation of Africa. American Nation: a history — Volume 1: European Background of American History, 1300-1600
In that upper zone we made two more circumnavigations for the first and second floors. I and My Chimney
Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of Her Majesty's Ships 'Adventure' and 'Beagle' between the years 1826 and 1836, describing their examination of the Southern shores of South America, and the 'Beagle's' circumnavigation of the globe. Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2
The only result of this voyage of circumnavigation was to strike out the name of Isle Tristan from the program of search. In Search of the Castaways; or the Children of Captain Grant
After the companions of Magellan completed the circumnavigation of the globe, the general shape of our earth would, obviously, never again be called in question. A History of Science — Volume 2
Captain Bonneville doubts this report, or that the men accomplished the circumnavigation, because, he says, the lake receives several large streams from the mountains which bound it to the east. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West
Her sea going qualities were excellent, and would have amply sufficed for a circumnavigation of the globe. Off on a Comet! a Journey through Planetary Space
These were—the discovery of America in consequence of the rivalry of the Venetians and Genoese about the India trade; the doubling of Africa by De Gama; and the circumnavigation of the earth by Magellan. History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science
By an ingenious device he sets before the rescuers a search which compels their circumnavigation of the globe around a certain parallel of the southern hemisphere. In Search of the Castaways; or the Children of Captain Grant
Meanwhile Iphicrates had commenced his voyage of circumnavigation, partly voyaging and partly making every preparation for an engagement. Hellenica
There were no beaches on the southern shore, and by early afternoon we rounded the black promontory and completed the circumnavigation of the island.  The Sea Wolf
So brief a voyage would bring the Dobryna once again to her starting-point, or, in other words, would enable her to complete the circumnavigation of the globe. Off on a Comet! a Journey through Planetary Space
随便看

 

英语例句辞典收录了117811条英语例句在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词及词组的例句翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2000-2023 Newdu.com.com All Rights Reserved
京ICP备09058993号 更新时间:2025/4/13 20:15:22