Sentences with phrase «first european»

To this end they studied the movements of the celestial bodies and developed an astronomy so precise that their ancient calendar of 365 days was as accurate as the one we employ today and more accurate than the calendar the first European explorers brought with them to America.

Yvonne Makolo, deputy chief executive of RwandAir, added: «This is our first European destination and the first connection between the UK and Kigali.

London, one of the world's leading financial centres, becomes RwandAir's first European and second long haul route.

Cabrillo National Monument, located just a few minutes from downtown San Diego in Point Loma, has a lot to offer families despite its simple name after the first European explorer to land on America's western coast.

Follow the Great Wall of the Rocky Mountains northward to where the smaller town of Clark stands, the first European settlement in the region, and the Chief Joseph Highway that meanders its way over the mountains, up toward the Montana border, into Red Lodge and Cooke City, the Northeast Entrance to Yellowstone.

«I am sure Christopher Columbus, the first European to visit Venezuela, would agree with me that this country is simply unique.

Princess Charlotte went shopping in her Uncle Harry's closet for her first European trip.The 2 - year - old... Read More

This charming city marks the spot where the first European settlers set foot in Western Australia, and much of their legacy remains today with colonial buildings standing proudly as museums, galleries and restaurants.

Charged by his native Spain to explore new worlds, Spaniard explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo stepped ashore at this tip of land in 1542, making him the first European to set foot on the West Coast.

As the first European airline to partner with the TSA PreCheck program, airline passengers enrolled in the expedited security screening will have an easier time getting to their Germany - bound flights.

Albany is where the first European settlers set foot in Western Australia in 1826 and much of their legacy remains today, with colonial buildings housing museums, galleries and restaurants.

Set off on a guided walk through the Rocks district, which marks the spot of the first European settlement in Australia.

The civilization had declined a great deal by the time of the first European contact in 1508, but Mayans remained on the island.

A Dutchman, Abel Tasman, was the first European to sight the country but it was the British who made New Zealand part of their empire.

He was the first European to step ashore at Hervey Bay.

Belize first came into contact with Europe when Christopher Columbus arrived on its shores during his fourth voyage in 1502, though the first European settlement wasn't established there until 1638 by England.

Though a Dutchman was the first European to sight the country, it was the British who colonised New Zealand.

The first European recorded as having set foot on Hervey Bay's foreshore was a man by the name of Boyle Martin in 1863.

Dutch explorer Abel Tasman was the first European to arrive in 1642 and named the country Nieuw Zeeland.

There is Skiing, Hiking, Mountain Biking, Swimming, Kayaking and Fishing.The first European explorers were Spanish followed by the British.

Further, the most noteworthy mainland and large - island extinction since cats arrived in Australia with the first European settlers in the early 19th century, was that of the Tasmanian tiger, an occasional feral cat predator, albeit also a rival to feral cats in hunting small prey.

The first European records of the chin go back to the 1600s when Portuguese sailors presented Princess Catherine of Braganza with some chins as a gift.

This first European Conference, organised by DG SANCO of the European Commission, the Lithuanian Presidency, with the support of Eurogroup for Animals, the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe and VIER PFOTEN International, aims to stimulate discussion on problems related with lucrative trade of cats and dogs and promote exchange of views and practical considerations related with companion animal welfare.

CySEC who initially released such a statement became the first European regulatory authority to regulate Binary Options.

Cypriot regulator CySEC made waves when in YEAR, it became the first European regulator to regulate non-exchange traded Binary Options as financial products.

Back in May 2012, CySEC became the first European Union regulatory to start regulating over-the-counter Binary Option products.

Malta's financial regulators aren't the first European regulator to recognize Binary Options as a financial instrument, with CySEC taking action to regulate the instrument back in 2012.

Banc de Binary isn't the first European regulated entity to have been in the CTFC's firing line, with 2012 seeing 25 Forex brokerages getting in trouble for soliciting US customers.

Wilson Price Hunt, arriving in the city in 1811 with the first European settlers but a permanent settlement wasn't established until 1864.

The Bronx is named after the first European to settle there, Jonas Bronck.

Frankfurt Book Fair: Sara Lloyd Kicks Off First European TOC Sara Lloyd continues on the points raised in a 6,000 word blog post first published last year.

The AT - Tablet Win7 is the first European 3G touchpad operated by Windows 7 Home Premium.

The Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama was the first European on record to visit the area in 1498.

At first European colonists and Africans worked individual claims in the mines.

Belgium will be the first European country to charge the same VAT for print and digital.

The Lewis and Clark Expedition took place over two years from 1804 to 1806, and it was the first European expedition to cross the continental divide and travel through the western portion of the United States to reach the Pacific Northwest.

St. Thomas was settled by the Danish West India Company in 1672, placing the island under control of the Dutch government and encouraging the first European settlement.

First European sale booked (Hot Flashes And Half Ironmans)!

2009 also saw the advent of the first European - designed BlackBerry, the Bold 9700.

The first European ebook reader didn't work well either.

The 2001 FIA European Super Touring Championship was the 28th season of European touring car racing and the first European Touring Car Championship since 1988.

The Civic will be the first European model to feature the two petrol engines.

One of the first European settlers to the area of Rochester Hills was a man named James Graham, who arrived in 1817.

Suggestively dubbed CR - V Hybrid Prototype, this is Honda's first European attempt to fit a hybrid powertrain into an SUV body.

Since 2007, it is manufactured at Kia's first European assembly plant in Žilina, Slovakia.

But as we have already grown used to it, the premium car maker is making the wait easier teasing the car about to star at the year's first European car show.

Jaguar became the first European automaker to shore up its defenses against Infiniti and Lexus.

Advanced Technology Leadership — FCEV Concept Further underlining Honda's leadership in the development of advanced technology, the FCEV Concept makes its first European appearance.

Winner of the IIHS Top Safety Pick in 2013, it is the first European car to hold the honor.

The BMW 2002 turbo, launched in 1973 with a four - cylinder, 125 kW / 170 hp engine, was the first European production car to be fitted with an exhaust gas turbocharger, and is still regarded as a the template for a compact, high - performance driver's car.