What are some findings Sir Francis Drake found?
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In Panama in 1573, he captured a fortune in silver and gold that the Spanish had seized from the Indians, and became the first Englishman to see the Pacific. He was also the first Englishman to sail all the way around the world. Because of this, he was made a knight by Queen Elizabeth I. Later, he was second in command of the English fleet which defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588.
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Anything on the Discovery Channel
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Magellan, Ferdinand (1480?-1521), Portuguese-born Spanish explorer and navigator, leader of the first expedition to circumnavigate, or sail completely around, the world. He was born in northern Portugal.\n\n  \n\nMagellan’s Voyage Portuguese sea captain Ferdinand Magellan and his crew were the first Europeans to sail around the world, proving that the world was round. From 1519 to 1521 Magellan, with five ships and a Spanish crew of about 250 men, searched for a western route to the Moluccas, or Spice Islands. He was killed on April 27, 1521 when he interfered in a dispute between indigenous people in the Philippines. Only two of his ships continued to the Spice Islands. The two ships then made separate return voyages, and only one, commanded by Juan Sebastián del Cano, completed the trip back to Spain.© Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved. \nExpand \n \n\nFerdinand Magellan Quick Facts © Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved. \nExpand \n \nMagellan set out to reach the East Indies by sailing westward from Europe, which no one was sure could be done. He intended to return by the same route, but after his death his crews found that the prevailing winds required them to keep sailing west, around the world.\n\nII  EARLY LIFE \n\nMagellan was born Fernão de Magalhães to a noble Portuguese family; later the Spanish knew him as Fernando de Magallanes. He served as a court page in his youth, and in 1505 he sailed with a fleet carrying the first Portuguese viceroy to India. He then served with the fleet in the exploration and conquest of the East Indies. Twice wounded in battle, he took part in expeditions that captured the kingdom of Malacca (Melaka) in the Malay Peninsula of southeast Asia. He explored the islands of present-day Indonesia as far east as the Moluccas, or Spice Islands. By 1510 he was promoted to the rank of captain.\n\nIn 1512 Magellan returned to Portugal, and in 1513 he battled the Moors in Morocco. He was wounded again and left with a permanent limp. Soon afterward he lost favor with King Manuel of Portugal, probably because of charges of financial irregularities while he was in Morocco. The king canceled a promotion Magellan had received for his valor against the Moors and later denied his request for a fleet to prove that the Moluccas could be reached by sailing west.\n\nIII  THE PLAN FOR THE VOYAGE \n\n Magellan believed there was a \npassage to the west through or \naround South America. \n\nMagellan renounced his Portuguese citizenship and in 1517 went to Spain to seek support for his plan from King Charles I (later Holy Roman Emperor Charles V). Magellan believed there was a passage to the west through or around South America. Such a passage would be of great value to the Spanish, who wanted a share in the lucrative trade in spices from the Moluccas. Portugal controlled the eastward route to the East Indies, around Africa’s Cape of Good Hope, and would not allow Spanish ships to pass.\n\nMagellan offered an additional argument to the king. The 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas between Spain and Portugal had divided the world between the two powers. The Portuguese hemisphere was east of a north-south line that ran through Brazil. The Spanish half was west of the line. However, the position of the line on the other side of the globe was unknown. Magellan argued that at least some of the Moluccas might lie within the Spanish hemisphere. The only way to be sure was to measure the distance around the earth by sailing west to the Moluccas, since their distance from Spain by the eastern route was known.\n\nIV  START OF THE EXPEDITION \n\nMagellan won the king’s approval for his voyage. A fleet of five vessels was outfitted and sailed from Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain, with about 250 men on September 20, 1519. Magellan sailed through familiar waters along the west coast of Africa and then south to the equator. There the fleet turned south-southwest and crossed the Atlantic to a point near Recife in
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If you have the encarta encyclopedia program on your computer they have a list of inventions.  Just type in notable Inventions and Discoveries and it will bring up a table with all the info you need.
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A very incomplete list, off my head\n\nAl Tartushi - Arab merchant from Spain who traveled the Baltic Sea around 9th century\n\nOttar of Halogaland - Norwegian merchant who sailed around the North Cape to northern Russia, and south to the court of Alfred of Wessex who had his travelogue written down. 9th century\n\nLeif Eriksson - son of Erik the Red (who had settled Greenland from Iceland) who sailed further west to Markland and Vinland (Ainse au Medaux in Labrador) 11th century\n\nWillem of Roebruk - Minorite monk sent as ambassador to the Ilkhan's court.\n\nNicolo and Maffeo Polo - traveled to China along the Silk Road 13th century. Nicolo's son Marco wrote the famous travelogue.\n\nVasco da Gama.- Portuguese sailor, sailed around the south tip of Africa into the Indic Ocean\n\nChristopher Columbus - sailed across the Atlantic into the Caribbean\n\nMagellan - Portuguese sailor who led the first circumnavigation of the earth, discovered the Magellan strait, died during the journey 16th century\n\nFrancis Drake - second circumnavigation, used the open sea of Kap Hoorn (named after the dutch expeditionary ship which found  the open seas passage further south) 17th century\n\nJames Cook - British sailor and explorer in the Pacific, around 1770\n\nBering - Danish sailor who tried to find the North-West Passage\n\nNansen - Norwegian who designed a ship to sail close to the North Pole\n\nDr Livingstone, Stanley - explorers of the Kongo\n\nFrederic Cooke, Peary - explorers to the North Pole\n\nScott, Amundsen - explorers to the South Pole\n\nErnest Shackleton - another explorer in the Antarctic, led a famous survival expedition after shipwreck in the ice shelf
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Fact 1: The sun was discovered 35,007 years ago.\nFact 2: It was discovered by Carl Sagan.\nFact 3: Using his eyes.
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Most textbooks (with their Euro-centric biases) will say that Columbus discovered the Americas.  The real answer is nothing; Columbus discovered nothing.  You can not discover a continent that is already inhabited.
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I dont know who proved that nucleus is the governing centre but the discoverer was Robert Brown... Maybe it was him who also proved its function as he may have studied it further for the reason for its presence.Anyway shall ask someone and try to tell you...
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Read "The Mysterious Stranger" by Mark Twain. It has the answer.
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Lewis and Clark found what was in the Lousiana Purchase. They found the Pacific Ocean.\n\nOcian in View! O! the Joy"\n~William Clark, Nov. 7, 1805
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Archimedes was the first scientist to test their theories through practical experiments. His most famous discovery was buoyancy through the bathtub experiment. After its discovery, he is believed to have run naked through the streets of Syracuse shouting Eureka or I have found it. He was also responsible for a number of inventions such as Archimedes screw.
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read this.. a plethra of Mayflower info\n\nhttp://www.mayflowerhistory.com/History/voyage6.php
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The Drake equation was put together by Frank Drake, cofounder of SETI, in the early 60s.  It's an order of magnitude estimate of the number of intelligent civilisations there might be in our galaxy.  \n\nThe equation itself and the meaning of the various components can be found here: -> http://www.activemind.com/Mysterious/Topics/SETI/drake_equation.html\n\nWhen you look at the equation you'll immediately notice the number of unknowns in it, hence the "order of magnitude estimate".  It's not a rigorously derived equation, rather it's best used as a methodology for thinking systematically about the likelihood of finding intelligent life elsewhere in our galaxy.\n\nHope this helps!\nThe Chicken
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John Cabot's Voyage of Discovery \nJohn Cabot discovered the island of Newfoundland on June 24, 1497. Many people believe he landed at Cape Bonavista. Records from that time show that Cabot may also have landed on the shores of Labrador. \nI got this information from this website;\nhttp://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/excabot.htm\n\nHow It Affected History\n\nEnglish explored on a much smaller scale.  In 1497 and 1498 Venetian John Cabot sponsored by Henry VII of England, explored North America looking for the Northwest Passage.  This was the basis of English claims to America.\n\nBecause they were unable to find gold or spices the English used the colonies for other purposes:\na) Religious prosecution\nb) Political prosecution\nc) Adventure\nd) Trade\n\nGradually the English government took a more active role in colonization seeing the opportunity to control the colonies and colonial trade.  \n\nThe Virginia Company settled Jamestown in 1607 and soon started exporting tobacco. \n\nReligious refugees (Pilgrims) settled Massachusetts in 1620.\n\nYou will find more information about John Cabot here.\nhttp://www.k12.nf.ca/discovery/grassroots/Matthew/johncabot.html\nand\nhttp://www.angelfire.com/tx/sandersonAP/NotesExp.html\nGood Luck
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Looking for clues or hints.
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Curiosity and test the other knowledge
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Check here (look at the end for   See Magellan's voyage.)\n\nhttp://www.mariner.org/educationalad/ageofex/magellan.php#\n\nAlso here:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Magellan#Circumnavigation_and_return\n\nBest map here:\nhttp://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/printouts/m/magellan.shtml