The 12th-century Jain scholar Hemachandracharya placed Mahavira in the 5th century BCE. According to Jain, the traditional date of 527 BCE is accurate; the Buddha was younger than Mahavira and “might have attained nirvana a few years later”. Mahavira (aka Vardhamana was born in 540 BCE (early part of the…
To be eligible, you both needed to be getting a pension or income support payment for 12 months or more. A bereavement payment is usually equal to the total you and your partner would’ve got as a couple, minus your new single rate. You can get it for up to…
The four-stroke cycle was patented in 1862 by the French engineer Alphonse Beau de Rochas, but since Otto was the first to build an engine based upon this principle, it is commonly known as the Otto cycle. The overall best 4 stroke if you’re a beginner that’s riding trails is…
The great age of castles began almost 1,000 years ago and lasted for nearly 500 years. The Normans introduced the first proper castles, starting with the wooden Motte and BaileyMotte and BaileyA motte-and-bailey castle is a European fortification with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised area of…
Abstract: In the 1890s, Rudolf Diesel invented an efficient, compression ignition, internal combustion engine that bears his name. Who manufactured the first diesel engine? Abstract: In the 1890s, Rudolf Diesel invented an efficient, compression ignition, internal combustion engine that bears his name. Early diesel engines were large and operated at…
James Watson and Francis Crick with their DNA model at the Cavendish Laboratories in 1953. The two scientists, who are credited with creating the first accurate model of DNA are JAMES WATSON and FRANCIS CRICK. The success that these two scientists achieved concerning DNA structure is based on the works…
Tim Berners-LeeTim Berners-LeeTim Berners-Lee, a British scientist, invented the World Wide Web (WWW) in 1989, while working at CERN. The web was originally conceived and developed to meet the demand for automated information-sharing between scientists in universities and institutes around the world.https://home.cern › science › computing › birth-webThe birth of…
One night while sleeping, he saw Goddess in her dreams who told him that the stone is her pindi. Naina told about the entire situation and his dream to Raja Bir Chand. When Raja saw it happening in reality, he built a temple on that spot and named the temple…
Around 2780 BCE, King Djoser’s architect, Imhotep, built the first pyramid by placing six mastabas, each smaller than the one beneath, in a stack to form a pyramid rising in steps. Regarded as the oldest pyramid ever built in Egypt, the Step Pyramid of Djoser was a monument that revolutionized…
View of the palace of Versailles around the late 17th century. Into the vacated palace the citizens of France swarmed, finally able to see the excessive luxuries of Versailles for themselves. The Palace of Versailles is one of the most extraordinary achievements of 17th century European architecture. Initially constructed as…