A wheeled bull figurine from 3950–3650 BC was discovered in Europe, and it is the oldest identified object that has a wheel. The origin and invention of the wheel can be traced back to our natural ...

Learn about the invention and history of gears from ancient times to the present and how gears have developed through time. Gears are mechanical devices made up of disks with teeth (“cogwheels”) that ...

Perilaus constructed a hollow bronze bull and confined the offenders within before heating the brazen bull to a red-hot temperature. This engraving by Hans Burgkmair ((473–1531) depicts the use of ...

A typical spadone weighed 5.7 lbs (2.6 kg) and had a length of up to 79 inches (200 cm). Spadone was used between the 15th and 17th centuries, most notably in the Swabian War (1499), Italian Wars ...

Napoleon's Grande Armée included a wide array of cavalry units, each with specialized roles and distinctive characteristics. Among the most famous types of cavalry were the Hussars, Cuirassiers, and ...

From music albums to TV shows, Amarok's influence is seen worldwide. Inuit village, 1865, Frobisher Bay, Nunavut, Canada. In Inuit culture, the word “amarok” means “wolf” or “wolf spirit.” It ...

Learn about the fascinating history of geometry, from its first known application in ancient civilizations to its relevance in current science and technology. Ancient civilizations in places like the ...

Feodor spent his time performing with a touring circus all around the globe (including in Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States, where he met President Theodore Roosevelt). In 1906, ...

As a cheetah deity, Mafdet in Egyptian mythology was a goddess of safety from scorpions and snakes. She was also a symbol of the judicial process (the death penalty). Goddess Mafdet with the head of a ...

Nebuchadnezzar II, ruler of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, had a dream about a statue composed of four different metals, believed to represent successive empires, including his own. Daniel's ...