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Until 2012 the Klencke Atlas was widely regarded as the world's largest atlas, [2] a record it probably held since the atlas was created 350 years earlier. [10] In February 2012, Australian publisher Gordon Cheers published a new atlas called Earth Platinum that is bigger by about a foot making it probably the largest atlas in the world; 31 ...
Captain Atlas (Att-Lass) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Mark Gruenwald and artist Mike Manley, the character first appeared in Quasar #9 (April 1990). [1] Captain Atlas was introduced as the partner of Doctor Minerva. He became later a member of the Kree superteam Starforce.
Atlas was said to have been skilled in philosophy, mathematics, and astronomy. In antiquity, he was credited with inventing the first celestial sphere. In some texts, he is even credited with the invention of astronomy itself. [3] Atlas was the son of the Titan Iapetus and the Oceanid Asia [4] or Clymene. [5] He was a brother of Epimetheus and ...
Erik Josten, also known as Power Man, Smuggler, Goliath and Atlas, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character has been a prominent member of both the Masters of Evil and the Thunderbolts .
Cedid Atlas (Istanbul, 1803)o; Rand McNally Atlas (United States, 1881–present) Stielers Handatlas (Germany, 1817–1944) 20th century. Atlante Internazionale del Touring Club Italiano (Italy, 1927–1978) Atlas Mira (Russia, 1937–present) Geographers' A–Z Street Atlas (United Kingdom, 1938–present) Gran Atlas Aguilar (Spain, 1969/1970)
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I'm talking about none other than Brandon Sklenar, who will play Atlas in the romantic drama. In honor of the film's premier, I've compiled a list of all the things you need to know about the 34 ...
Farnese Atlas (Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples). The Farnese Atlas is a 2nd-century CE Roman marble sculpture of Atlas holding up a celestial globe.Probably a copy of an earlier work of the Hellenistic period, it is the oldest extant statue of Atlas, a Titan of Greek mythology who is represented in earlier Greek vase painting, and the oldest known representation of the celestial sphere ...