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It’s analgesic. It is anti-microbial, so you treat all your wounds with wine. The tannins and so on in the wine set up a perfect environment for healing wounds ~ Pat McGovern

Mathematics and Physics First is a Greek geometer, whose work derived from the Egyptians. Their influence is shown by the god Thoth, behind. An Arab looks at the important mathematical contributions of his culture. The seated man, looking into the murky cloud represents physics. Sir Isaac Newton, originator of calculus, talks with students on the right.

Geology and Biology An old man symbolic of geology holds a card showing mineral crystals. Through a microscope, a biologist studies life with a chicken embryo, plant, and crab below. A man symbolizing paleontology shows a saber-toothed cat skull, with a fish skeleton below.

Battista Agnese, Venice, 1544. Magellan’s circumnavigation, under the guidance of the twelve winds of antiquity, is commemorated. North America takes shape, but the form of the Asian landmass and the breadth of the Pacific remain uncertain. Courtesy of the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University

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Courtesy of the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University Tupinamba Indians fishing in Brazil. Of the Indians Magellan’s expedition met in Rio de Janero, Anttonio Pigafetta noted: “For a fishhook or a knife they would offer five or six chickens; a part of geese for a comb; for a small mirror or a pair of sessors, enough fish to fee ten people; for a bell or a ribbon, a basket of [sweet] potatoes that taste like nuts or turnips. For the king in a deck of playing cards such as we use in Italy, they gave six chickens, thinking that they had got the better of me.

Engineering On the left, an ancient Egyptian stands before a pyramid, an impressive monument to ancient engineering. Two grappling figures represent forces within the earth associated with inevitable earthquakes which engineers must build to withstand. Modern engineering is represented by a surveyor and Hoover Dam. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-hvBThPhkI

A house numbering scheme was present in Pont Notre-Dame in Paris in 1512.[1] However, the purpose of the numbering was generally to determine the distribution of property ownership in the city, rather than for the purpose of organization en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_numbering#History

. . . Although he was a short man, Magellan’s magnificent black beard, soldierly bearing, and calm self-assurance gave him the appearance of a man who knew what he was about and who would not be bulled or suffer fools lightly. His convictions were based on personal experience and close study of available documents and maps on the geography of the far east and southwest Atlantic. He carried maps, globes, and Serrao’s letters to illustrate his arguments. His plain, heavily accented speech was in marked contrast to the flowery verbosity so common at court. Magellan was a different breed from the usual run of hopeful petitioners crowding the anterooms to the offices of King Charles’s counselors. Among these were impoverished adventurers desperate to gain fame and fortune overseas, and professional seafarers such as Gomes, a pilot who yearned to command a royal fleet. What set Magellan apart from most of these petitioners was his quiet dignity. He avoided flamboyant overstatement as unbefitting a nobleman, and presented his ideas with a firm, understated authority, letting his carefully reasoned arguments stand on their merits. ~ Page 83 www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBApHzTZ6BI&t=1s

A tree beside the sandy river-beach Holds up its topmost boughs Like fingers towards the skies they cannot reach, Earth-bound, heaven amorous. श्री औरोबिन्दो