Exploration

Was the first to sail north of 88° N lattitude. Fornax, in Roman mythology, was the goddess of bread and baking, although this has nothing to do with the constellation (fornax is just the Roman word for furnace), as the constellation was created in 1763. Led over 40 expeditions to the Arctic, more than anyone before or since. . Robert Bartlett (1875 - 1946) - Newfoundland captain. The Fornax galaxy cluster lies primarily in the constellation Fornax. Explored much of the Pacific including New Zealand, Australia and Hawaii. "Tens of millions of stars are squashed into what is a tiny volume by galaxy standards," the observatory said in a statement.

James Cook (1728 - 1779) - English naval captain. Follow-up observations with the Hubble Space Telescope and the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope revealed that Ultra Compact Dwarfs are much smaller than previously known dwarf galaxies, about 120 light years across. Explored the Siberian Far West and Alaska and claimed it for Russia. They also described Fornax as being "on Earth's doorstep". Vitus Bering (1681 - 1741) - Danish explorer. At a meeting of the Royal Astronomical Society in Britain, a team from University of Queensland described 40 unknown "dwarf" galaxies in this constellation. The first Englishman to sail around the world and survive. The Hubble Ultra Deep Field is located within the constellation.

1540 - 1596) - English explorer. The Fornax Dwarf galaxy lies in Fornax. Sir Francis Drake (c. Fornax (Latin for furnace) is a southern constellation which was first introduced by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille under the name Fornax Chemica (Latin for chemical furnace). Searched for the Seven Cities of Gold and discovered the Grand Canyon in the process. 1510 - 1554) - Spanish explorer.

Francisco Vásquez de Coronado (c. Explored Florida, mainly northwest Florida, and discovered the Mississippi River. 1496 - 1542) - Spanish explorer. Hernando de Soto (c.

Discovered Canada. Jacques Cartier (1491 – 1557) - French explorer. Conquered the Aztec Empire for Spain. Hernán Cortés (1485 - 1545) - Spanish explorer.

Explored the northeast coast of America, from Newfoundland to about present day South Carolina. 1485 - 1528) - Italian explorer. Giovanni da Verrazano (c. He died in the Philippines which he claimed for Spain but his ship made it back.

Sailed around Cape Horn and named Pacific Ocean. Ferdinand Magellan (1480 - 1521) - Portuguese explorer. Conquered the Inca Empire. 1475 - 1541) - Spanish explorer.

Francisco Pizarro (c. The first European to cross the Isthmus of Panama view the ocean from American shores. 1475 - 1519) - European Explorer. Vasco Núñez de Balboa (c.

He sailed from Portugal to India to rounding the Cape of Good Hope. 1469 - 1524) - Portuguese explorer. Vasco da Gama (c. He explored Florida while vainly trying to find the Fountain of Youth.

1460 - 1521) - Spanish explorer. Juan Ponce de León (c. Sailed in 1492 and discovered the "New World" of the Americas. Christopher Columbus (1451 - 1506) - Italian explorer.

Discovered Newfoundland and claimed it for the Kingdom of England. 1450 - 1499) - Italian explorer. John Cabot (c. Marco Polo (1254 - 1324) - Italian explorer.

After being cast out from Iceland, he sailed to Greenland and settled. Erik the Red (950 - 1003) - Viking explorer. Zheng He. Exploration is the attempt to develop an initial, rough understanding of some phenomenon.

In scientific research, exploration is one of three purposes of research (the other two being description and explanation). Exploration has existed as long as human beings, but its peak is seen as being during the Age of Exploration when European navigators travelled around the world. of unknown regions, including space (space exploration), or oil, gas, coal, ores, caves, water (also known as prospecting), or information. Exploration is the act of searching or traveling for the purpose of discovery, e.g.

Exploration of Mars. Exploration of the moon. Exploration of the High Alps. European exploration of North America.

European exploration of Australia. European exploration of Africa. European exploration of Asia. Exploration of the Americas.

American exploration. Native American exploration. African exploration. Exploration of the Pacific.

Exploration of Asia. Asian exploration.