How the land was opened. Sakharnov S.V.

The book of Svyatoslav Sakharnov “How to open the earth” tells about the brave pioneers, discoverers of new lands: from ancient Phoenicians and Greeks to Christopher Columbus, James Cook, Ruel Amundsen.

What difficulties and dangers awaited them? Who first made a round -the -world voyage? Whose expedition previously reached the south pole of the Earth? You will also get acquainted with various types of ships and inhabitants of the seas and oceans, learn what ppm is and why it is more convenient for sailors to measure the path not in kilometers, but in sea miles. Under this cover, two famous works of the author fit: “How they opened the Earth” and “The History of the Ship”.

for secondary school age.