The Italian navigator and explorer Giovanni da Verrazano (ca. 1485-ca. 1528) made a voyage to North America in 1524-1525, in the service of France, during which he explored and charted the Atlantic coast of North America. Following the Spanish...

Giovanni da Verrazano Born 1485, Tuscany, Italy Died 1528, Guadeloupe, West Indies The name Verrazano is familiar to many in North America because of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, which spans from Brooklyn to Staten Island, crossing over the entrance...

1485-1528 Italian discoverer who was the first European to explore and chart the Atlantic coastline from Newfoundland to as far south as North Carolina, including what is now known as the New York harbor. In the service of the King of France,...

1485 Tuscany, Italy 1528 Guadeloupe, West Indies Italian explorer, first European to sight eastern North America " . . . we reached a new country, which had never before been seen by any one, either in ancient or modern times. . . . "...

Sperandio's medals of Bologna first citizen Giovanni Bentivoglio and Duke of Urbino Federico da Montefeltro are misleading. Bentivoglio tried to gain public support by commissioning Sperandio to make the medal. The similarities between the two medals may mean they were meant to be a...

A new Internet tool called "Giovanni" [Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC) Online Visualization and Analysis Infrastructure ] simplifies access to and analysis of satellite-derived ocean color data. The data look at ecologically important phytoplankton abundance through changes in the...

Today is Tuesday, April 17, the 107th day of 2007. There are 258 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On April 17, 1961, about 1,500 CIA-trained Cuban exiles launched the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in a failed attempt to overthrow the...