The Victorians

The Victorians lived when England was

really strong. The Victorian era took place during the 19th century and is named after Queen Victoria, who ruled a good deal of the time. The British navy ruled the seas, and the empire used its ships to gain more land, called colonies.  Britain ruled about a fifth of the globe and a quarter of its population.They said the sun never set on the British empire. That was because Britain had colonies all round the world and the sun was always shining on at least one. No nation was stronger. 

At home, factories were built in cities. It was called the industrial revolution. Lots of people left the country to work in the factories. The cities were crowded. Many people were poor, like in the stories I read by Charles Dickens, like David Copperfield.  The Victorian era end did 1901.

About Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria was born in 1891.In 1840 she first married her first cousin Prince Albert. They had 9 children. She was called the "Grandmother of Europe." That was because many of her children married into some of Europe's royal families. Among her grandchildren were the future German Emperor Wilhelm II and the future Queen Sophie of Greece, and the future czarina of Russia, Alexandra. After Albert's death in 1861, Victoria was so sad that she avoided going out in public. 

Archimedes - The Great Mathematician

Archimedes - The Great Mathematician 

Archimedes lived a very long time ago in ancient Greece. He was born more than 2,000 years ago in 287 B.C. in Syracuse, Sicily (then a part of Greece). 

When he was 18, Archimedes traveled to Alexandria in Egypt to study at the great library there.

Archimedes loved mathematics. From this, he came up with several theories and proofs. For example, he came up with a way to describe very large numbers. 

Archimedes is probably best remembered for his discovery of the principle of buoyancy. Legend has it that Archimedes was taking a bath, when he noticed the more his body was in the tub, the more water spilled out of the tub. 

Archimedes was also an inventor. He thought up the Archimedes' screw. This is still used in crop irrigation and sewage treatment plants today. This video shows how it works.

The First Warship

As you can see, I like to find out about things that came first. I already learned about the Wright Brothers and the first plane, and the Mark I tank, the first of that type, and now I want to learn about the very first battleship.

After researching on Google, I found out one of the first warships was made in France. I first thought it was used by the Emperor Napoleon, but my dad told me, that was not right. It's just the name of the ship. 

It was powered by steam, made of wood, and was the first ship to use a screw, or propeller. 

And it was loaded with weapons, 90 guns to be exact. 

It was used in the Crimean War. Russia lost the war against France and Britain and the Turks. 

The History Of Tanks

The very first tank was used in World War One, which was at the start of the twentieth century. 

It was a British tank, and it was called the Mark I.

It was a heavy tank, but because it had treads it could go anywhere it wanted to, unlike other vehicles.

Unlike today's tank with their long cannons, the early tanks had guns. 

I did research on YouTube, and this is the video I found.

Check it out, it's cool. 

                                  

Boy, that tank is as slow as a slug.  According to the BBC, the Mark I tank could go up to 5.9 kilometers an hour.  Here's some other stuff about the tank. 

Airplanes

I really like airplanes, and I want to learn all about them. I want to know when the first airplane fly. After a Google search, I found out it was the Wright brothers who flew the first airplane. The year was 1903, and the place was Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. But it wasn't much of a flight. Why?

The flight lasted 12 seconds and covered 120 feet. Three more flights were made that day with 
Orville's brother Wilbur piloting the record flight lasting 59 seconds over a distance of 852 feet.

Here's what the flight looked like.

Hi - I'm Alex. I am 10years old and I live in Prague. This is my new blog. Welcome. I hope you like what I have to say, I mean write.

In school we are learning about rainforests. We use google to find out what is in a rainforest.            
Right now I am learning about the Enormous Crocodile. That is a story about a crocodile who lives in a rainforest in Africa. The book is also on Youtube. Now I am going to show you the video.

                                                                                                                                                     Did you like the video? I certainly did.