Who Discovered It

A common type of melon, watermelon is believed to have originated from the southern parts of Africa. Its fruit has a fleshy center and thick rind. Furthermore, it has a sweet and juicy interior flesh as well as a smooth exterior rind. The usual colors of its flesh are pink, yellow and orange. Meanwhile, the rind comes in shades of white, yellow and green. Aside from its reputation as one of the most delicious fruits, it is good to know its other aspects including who discovered watermelon. The Discovery of Watermelon Who discovered watermelon? In 1882, French-Swiss botanist Alphonse de Candolle proved that this fruit was indigenous to Africa. Because of its maximum genetic diversity, various tastes of this fruit emerged, some of which were bitter, others bland as well as sweet varieties. There are reports that it was first cultivated in the Nile Valley some time in the second millennium B.C. Seeds of watermelon were found inside the tomb of Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun, who ruled from...

Jupiter is among the five planets in our solar system that are visible in the night sky. You can observe this planet without any aid from binoculars or telescopes. Because of its night time visibility, we know that this planet has been seen by people even before anyone has ever recorded history. Because of this we can’t really tell who discovered Jupiter. The planet has always been known even in ancient times. It has also been observed for thousands of years by many different people. Galileo’s Discovery Jupiter was observed by Galileo Galilei on January 7, 1610. Not only was he able to discover the planet he was also able to discover three of the many moons orbiting it. On January 13 of the same year, which is only six nights after, he discovered a fourth moon. The four moons were later dubbed the Galilean Moons. All the moons were named after the lovers of the god Zeus. However, even after Galileo’s discovery we may not credit him as the astronomer who discovered Jupiter. Challenge...

The discovery of America is one of the more important milestones in the history of the world. This is because reaching the Americas was the starting point of what would be called as the age of exploration, the era when the modern phenomenon of globalization can trace back its roots. Most may not ask who discovered America since it has been drilled to us since preschool but it is still to important to learn more about the man who discovered America, as he not only discovered America, he discovered a New World and with it, opened new possibilities that had tremendous impact on the course of human history. The man widely regarded as the one who discovered America as we all know, is Christopher Columbus. He wasn’t the first man to reach it though as there were numerous other people who beat him to it including the Native American Indians and the Eskimos. He wasn’t even the first European to set foot in the continent as seafaring Vikings have already reached North America five hundred years...

If you are thinking in the lines that it truly was Benjamin Franklin who discovered electricity, you may be surprised to know that there are current reports that actually do not support this particular idea. So who discovered electricity? Let’s check the historical notes. The Early Greeks The history accounts of electricity actually date back to a thousand years or more. This may point to the Ancient Greeks who were said to have discovered an attraction between fur and amber when rubbed together. The English Physician In 1600, there was a certain English physician by the name of William Gilbert who actually made a very important contribution to the history of electricity. Gilbert was the one who conned and first used the word, “electric.” This was taken the Greek word, “elektron” which actually pertains to that particular force that some substances produce or exert when they are rubbed against one another. The Famous Father of Electricity Going back to the known figure for the...

Introduction Chocolate is made from cacao beans. People have cultivated cacao trees for a very long time. But chocolate as we know it today is a relatively new discovery. Here is a brief history of chocolate and cacao and the various discoveries about them. Cultivation of Cacao The Mesoamericans or ancient Native Americans were the first to cultivate cacao. The Olmec Indians would grow them and harvest the seeds as early as 1,500 BC until their demise in 300 BC. From there the cacao became a prized drink among the Mayan and Azec nobilities. This drink is not like the modern chocolate drink. It was bitter and strongly flavored. In fact, the word “chocolate” derives from a Nahuatl term for “bitter water.” What’s in Chocolate All Mesoamericans made chocolate drink in basically the same way. First, the cacao beans were fermented. Then they were dried and the shells removed. The nibs were then ground and turned to a liquid, the fermented chocolate. Modern chocolate is sweeter than...