who invented giro banking?
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giro banking was invented by the ancient egyptians and was every bit as extensive and complex as it is today.They used corn as the currency – and it was based on quality rather than quantity –rather as if the French used wine as money.
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There is a comprehensive list here:\nhttp://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2006/en/tappe.shtml
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alfred wegener\njust learned this myself (:
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Dear friend,\n\nYou're proposing us the famous Basel Problem, solved by Leonhard Euler in 1735. You should try Euler's approach to the problem, you can see it in the following link:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basel_problem#Euler_attacks_the_problem\n\nHope I've helped on something, and wish you a nice day!
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the invention/development of double-entry bookkeeping.
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It's from the Count of Monte Christo by Baroness D'Orcay (not sure of the spelling here)so maybe if you look that up on the net - I think it was 'All the money to buy Italy' - but i'm not 100% sure. Chapter 18 of the book tings a bell - Good Luck!
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Lewis Waterman in 1884\nhttp://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa100897.htm
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Elias Howe, who invented the sewing machine received a patent in 1851 for an 'Automatic, Continuous Clothing Closure.' Perhaps it was the success of the sewing machine, which caused Elias not to pursue marketing his clothing closure. As a result, Howe missed his chance to become the recognized 'Father of the Zip.' \n\nForty-four years later, Mr. Whitcomb Judson (who also invented the 'Pneumatic Street Railway') marketed a 'Clasp Locker' a device similar to the 1851 Howe patent. Being first to market gave Whitcomb the credit of being the 'Inventor of the Zipper', However, his 1893 patent did not use the word zipper. The Chicago inventor's 'Clasp Locker' was a complicated hook-and-eye shoe fastener. Together with businessman Colonel Lewis Walker, Whitcomb launched the Universal Fastener Company to manufacture the new device. The clasp locker had its public debut at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair and met with little commercial success.
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http://www.donsmcclureconsultants.com/concept_016.htm\n\nTry that one.  But you can just google "Henry Blair inventor"
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His name was Alessandro Volta.  Alessandro Volta discovered the first practical method of generating electricity.  In 1800, he arranged zinc and copper discs in a column and invented the battery.  His most famous invention was the voltic pile. \n\nThese links should give you all the good stuff!
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The founder of what is now considered the standard music stave was Guido d'Arezzo, an Italian Benedictine monk who lived from 995–1050 A.D. His revolutionary method—combining a 4 line stave with the first form of notes known as 'neumes'—was the precursor to the the five line stave, which was introduced in the 14th century and is still in use today. Guido D'Arezzo's achievements paved the way for the modern form of written music, music books and the modern concept of a composer.
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&*&*&\n\nThe Earl Of Sandwich\nHe is also credited with the invention of the sandwich, the name obviously derived from his title. It was long said that he invented the food to sustain himself while gambling without having to eat a full meal; he would never leave his seat at his gambling table and, when compelled to eat, asked his servants to bring him a piece of meat between two slices of bread. His biographer Rodger, however, points out that the sole source of this rumour was gossip mentioned in a travel book by Grosley, and that at the period in question (1765) the Earl was known to be very busy, and it is just as likely that this was for the purpose of eating at his desk. Sandwiches were likely eaten long before the Earl's life — for example, according to Jewish tradition, sanwiches made of unleavened bread and bitter herbs are eaten on Passover.\n\n    * Charles Goodyear invented vulcanized rubber in 1844 that was later used for tires.\n    * In 1888, John Dunlop invented the air-filled or pneumatic tires, however, his were for bicycles. \n    * In 1895, André Michelin was the first person to use pneumatic tires on an automobile, however, not successfully. \n    * In 1911, Philip Strauss invented the first successful tire, which was a combination tire and air filled inner tube. Strauss' company the Hardman Tire & Rubber Company marketed the tires. \n    * In 1903, P.W. Litchfield of the Goodyear Tire Company patented the first tubeless tire, however, it was never commercially exploited until the 1954 Packard. \n    * In 1904, mountable rims were introduced that allowed drivers to fix their own flats. In 1908, Frank Seiberling invented grooved tires with improved road traction. \n    * In 1910, B.F. Goodrich Company invented longer life tires by adding carbon to the rubber. \n    * Goodrich also invented the first synthetic rubber tires in 1937 made of a patented substance called Chemigum.\n\nPneumatic Tyre (Tire)\nJohn Boyd Dunlop (1840-1921) was a Scottish veterinarian and the recognized inventor of the first practical pneumatic or inflatable tyre/tire. His patent was for a bicycle tire, granted in 1888. However, Robert William Thomson (1822 - 1873) invented the actual first vulcanised rubber pneumatic tire. Thomson patented his pneumatic tire in 1845, his invention worked well but was to costly to catch on. Dunlop's tire patented in 1888 did, and so he received the most recognition. William Thomson also patented a fountain pen (1849) and a steam traction engine (1867).\n\nThe Ferris Wheel - George W. Ferris\nThe first ferris wheel was designed by George W. Ferris, a bridge-builder from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Ferris began his career in the railroad industry and then pursued an interest in bridge building. He understood the growing need for structural steel, Ferris founded G.W.G. Ferris & Co. in Pittsburgh, a firm that tested and inspected metals for railroads and bridge builders.\n\nHe built the Ferris Wheel for the 1893 World's Fair, which was held in Chicago to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Columbus's landing in America. The Chicago Fair's organizers wanted something that would rival the Eiffel Tower. Gustave Eiffel had built the tower for the Paris World's Fair of 1889, which honored the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution.\n\nFinding a suitable design proved difficult: Architect Daniel H. Burnham, who was in charge of selecting the project for the Chicago World's Fair, complained at an engineer's banquet in 1891 about having found nothing that "met the expectations of the people". Among the audience was George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., owner of a firm that tested iron and steel. He had an inspiration and scribbled the design for the Ferris Wheel on a napkin during the dinner.\n\nIt was considered an engineering wonder: two 140-foot steel towers supported the wheel; they were connected by a 45-foot axle, the largest single piece of forged steel ever ma
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History\nAn odometer for measuring distance is described by Vitruvius around 27 and 23 BC. The actual invention may have been by Archimedes during the First Punic War. Hero of Alexandria describes a similar device in chapter 34 of his Dioptra. The device was also invented in ancient China by Zhang Heng (78 – 139).\n\nThe odometer of Vitruvius was based on chariot wheels of 4 feet (1.2 m) diameter turning 400 times in one Roman mile (about 1400 m). For each revolution a pin on the axle engaged a 400 tooth cogwheel thus turning it one complete revolution per mile. This engaged another gear with holes along the circumference, where pebbles (calculus) were located, that were to drop one by one into a box. The distance travelled would thus be given simply by counting the number of pebbles. Whether this instrument was ever built at the time is disputed. Leonardo da Vinci tried to build it according to the description but failed. In modern times, however, Andre Sleeswyk was able to make a working model using gears similar to the Antikythera mechanism as opposed to the traditional cogwheel.\n\nThe odometer as used in most modern systems, where separate gears control each digit, was invented by William Clayton with help from Orson Pratt. Clayton, a Mormon Pioneer, developed the odometer (dubbed the "roadometer") to keep track of wheel revolutions on the pioneer carts. The odometer had multiple gears, including one which turned every quarter-mile and one which turned every ten miles.
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CHF 500\n\nTo corroborate the answer, check this ecommerce swiss site:\n\nhttp://www.exlibris.ch/
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No one invented the piggy bank. The piggy banks' origin owes more to the history of language, than to an individual inventor. In old english (around the 15th century) there was a word "pygg" which referred to a type of orange clay. People made all kinds of useful objects out of clay, including dishes and jars to hold spare change. Around the 18th century, the word "pygg" now sounded the same as the word for the animal "pig". An unknown person(s) thought to shape a  "pygg" jar, to look just like a real "pig". Perhaps an order came in for a "pygg" jar and the potter misunderstood.
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The old Greece.They had first improvised banks in history.
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Hudson River Savings bank does not have web address because Hudson River Bancorp was acquired by First Niagara Financial Group in January 2005.\n\nHudson River Bancorp was the parent of Hudson River Bank & Trust, which served upstate New York's Capital District through some 50 branches. Founded in 1850, the thrift offered such deposit products as money market, NOW, passbook, and statement savings accounts, as well as CDs. Bank subsidiaries included loan broker Hudson River Mortgage, insurance agency C.W. Bostwick, and Hudson City Associates (commercial and non-standard auto insurance). The company also owned a commercial bank subsidiary, Hudson River Commercial Bank, to accept municipal deposits.