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WEBRenamed Pedro Nunes for intended use as a naval training ship, she arrived at the Tagus River in Portugal on 29 May 1896, and was commissioned into the Portuguese Navy on 20 August. The conversion to a training ship did not occur however, and she was soon reduced to a coal hulk. On 13 October 1907, she was towed out to the mouth of the Tagus at ...
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WEBPedro Nunes (Portuguese: [ˈpeðɾu ˈnunɨʃ]; Latin: Petrus Nonius; 1502 – 11 August 1578) [1] was a Portuguese mathematician, cosmographer, and professor, probably from a New Christian (of Jewish origin) family.
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WEBJun 17, 2021 · Pedro Nieves, 29, was arraigned Thursday in Lawrence District Court on charges of manslaughter by motor vehicle, operating under the influence causing serious bodily injury, and assault and ...
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WEBThe 29 survivors were picked up by the Portuguese sloop Pedro Nunes (A 528) which was searching for the boat since it had been spotted by Portuguese aircraft two days earlier and landed them at Lisbon the next day, but one crew member died aboard shortly after being rescued and two others after reaching a hospital in Lisbon.
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WEBInstrument invented by Pedro Nunes, for the determination of latitude using the height of the Sun.
Pedro Nunes – Timeline of Mathematics - Mathigon
WEBPedro Nunes (1502 – 1578) was a Portuguese mathematician and astronomer. As Royal Cosmographer of Portugal he taught navigational skills to many sailors and explorers. Nunes first noticed that if a ship always follows the same compass bearing, it won’t travel on a straight line or great circle.
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WEBIn the presence of the royal family at the time, a naval parade took place, and as part of the celebrations, two other clippers were sunk by gunfire, eventually torpedoing the Pedro Nunes. This was the inglorious end of this famous ship. Nowadays, her wreck is visited by divers as a renowned monument to the faded glory of sail.
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WEBJun 1, 2022 · A man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to driving in a major car wreck that killed a woman and left several others hospitalized in Lawrence, Massachusetts, last year. Pedro Nieves admitted to manslaughter by motor vehicle, driving under the influence and assault and battery with a deadly weapon.
Lawrence Car Crash: Pedro Nieves Arrested, Charged - NBC Boston
WEBJun 17, 2021 · Police announced Thursday that they have arrested 29-year-old Pedro Nieves for his involvement in a fatal car crash at the end of April in Lawrence, Massachusetts. A 20-year-old Lawrence woman was badly injured and her passenger, Gabriela Hernandez, 24, also of Lawrence, died at the scene.
Pedro Nunes – Cronologia da Matemática - Mathigon
WEBPedro Nunes (1502 – 1578) was a Portuguese mathematician and astronomer. As Royal Cosmographer of Portugal he taught navigational skills to many sailors and explorers. Nunes first noticed that if a ship always follows the same compass bearing, it won’t travel on a straight line or great circle.