Near impacts have been depicted in Jules Verne's Off on a Comet and Tove Jansson's Comet in Moominland, while a large manned space expedition visits Halley's Comet in Sir Arthur C. Clarke's novel 2061: Odyssey Three.

* 732 – Battle of Tours: Near Poitiers, France, the leader of the Franks, Charles Martel and his men, defeat a large army of Moors, stopping the Muslims from spreading into Western Europe.

Through Somali and Arab traders, Indian / Chinese cinnamon was also exported for far higher prices to North Africa, the Near East and Europe, which made the cinnamon trade a very profitable revenue maker, especially for the Somali merchants through whose hands the large quantities were shipped across the ancient sea and land routes.

Near Poitiers, France, leader of the Franks Charles Martel and his men defeat a large army of Moors under the governor of Cordoba, Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, who is killed during the battle.

* October 10 – Battle of Tours: Near Poitiers, France, leader of the Franks Charles Martel and his men, defeat a large army of Moors under the governor of Cordoba, Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, who is killed during the battle.

Near the old Venetian Citadel a large square called Spianada is also to be found, divided by a street in two parts: " Ano Plateia " ( literally: " Upper square ") and " Kato Plateia " ( literally: " Lower square "), ( Ανω Πλατεία and Κάτω Πλατεία in Greek ).

These Greek stories of the Titanomachy fall into a class of similar myths throughout Europe and the Near East, where one generation or group of gods by and large opposes the dominant one.

Near to the old Rectory and close to Hanwell spring is a large stone of about a ton in weight.

A large portion of the population works outside of Jersey County and benefits from being " Near the crowd, but not in it.

Near Seaton's Farm is Ben Halls camping and picnic area with well designed fireplace / barbecues, large enough to permit the use of camp ovens, your own barbecue or for an open fire as well as having its own BBQ plate.

Near the Butterfield light rail station, the California Franchise Tax Board has a large office complex.

Near the center of the coast lies Little Harbor, a large inlet divided from the ocean by Beach Island.

Near the windows was a large wood stove for warmth, and several chairs placed in a roundabout manner for those who wished to sit and “ gab .”

Near the burial mound are two large water towers, built in the 19th century, which Norwood uses to store water and regulate water pressure throughout its City.

Near the university ( which begins at the brick building in the background on the left ), many large early-Twentieth Century houses have been converted into student apartments.

Near the station are the village primary school ( a large red sandstone Grade B listed Art Nouveau building dating from 1912 to 1914 ), a small general store and a community centre ( all in Brock Street ).

Near the monastery there is a large fishpond with a scenic view and a tall windmill built in 1839.

Near the tracks, a large market ( Central Market ) and a railroad station rose on the north side of the Mall.

Near the back is a large triptych-style fold-out drawing.

Near Visp there is a large aluminium processing plant.

Near its terminus, the Mojave River flows out onto a large inland delta called the Mojave River Wash at the western edge of Mojave National Preserve.

Near the end of the century he sold the island to the Knights Templar, who then sold it to Guy de Lusignan, but kept a large feudal estate at Kolossi, close to Limassol, to themselves.

: Near that temple is a very large tree with widespread branches which are always green both in winter and summer.

Near Fremont, the Platte bends south and then east around the location of Omaha in a large " L " turn.

Near the edge of the WPI campus is a large Tudor-style mansion built in 1923 by WPI alumnus Aldus Chapin Higgins and later bequeathed to his alma mater.

Near Glacier Point there is 2, 000 feet ( 600 m ) of mostly glacial sediment with at least six separate sequences of Lake Yosemite sediments.

Near Dunderhole Point on Glebe Cliff stands a building from the former slate quarry: this has been used as Tintagel Youth Hostel ( managed by YHA ( England and Wales )) for many years.

Near the mouth of the river, the only dinosaur fragments ever discovered in Oregon were found in the Otter Point Formation, along the coast of Curry County.

Image: River Lune, at Sunderland Point. jpg | Near the mouth of the Lune, at Sunderland Point

* On Tomales Bay: Echa-kolum, Shotommo-wi ( near the mouth of San Antonio Creek ), Sakloki ( opposite Tomales Point, Dillon Beach area ), Utumia ( Near present-day town of Tomales.

Near the tip at Hope Bay is Sheppard Point.

Near the Holy Loch an anti-submarine boom was constructed between Dunoon and the Cloch Point Lighthouse to defend waters from German U-boats.

Near Ward's Point is the Ward's Point Archeological Site, an archaeological site within Conference House Park.

Both Frank J. Tipler in his 1994 Omega Point Theory, and Ray Kurzweil in his 2005 book The Singularity is Near, have suggested that the human race will soon ( by the mid 21st century ) evolve into transhuman immortal humanoid robots which will work to eventually turn the entire universe into a gigantic supercomputer.

Near Ricketts Point, there is a monument commemorating the first encounter of Arthur Streeton and Heidelberg school artists Tom Roberts and Fred McCubbin.

Near Whitestone Point in Queens, New York, the Holland III started to take on water through her turret, causing her to slow down, stretching and subsequently breaking the rope between it and the Fenian Ram.

Near the current Singapore Recreation Club, was a Saluting Battery mounted on a knoll, which was known in the early days as a Scandal Point.

** " Point. Counter. Point " ( in Near Myths # 4 )

Near the village, at the base of a promontory called Middle Hope ( which extends out into the sea as Sand Point ), is Woodspring Priory, which is Grade I listed.

Near the green typically stand historical visual symbols of New England towns, such as a white church, a colonial meeting house, a colonial tavern or " inne ", several colonial houses, and so on, establishing a scenic historic appearance maintained for both historic preservation and tourism.

Near the year 550, however, the British began to lose ground once more, and within twenty-five years, it appears that control of almost all of southern England was in the hands of the invaders.

The black rat originated in India and Southeast Asia, and spread to the Near East and Egypt, and then throughout the Roman Empire, reaching England as early as the 1st century.

Near St Mary's church Church of England, Ferrygate Lane leads to Martham Ferry, where an unusual floating swing bridge crosses the River Thurne.

After 1882, Rassam lived mainly at Brighton, writing on Assyro-Babylonian exploration, on the Christian peoples of the Near East, and on current religious controversies in England.

He published Marchamont Needham's book News from Brussels in a Letter from a Near Attendant on His Majesty's Person ..., which related unfavourable anecdotes about the prospective king of England, Charles II.

Near junction 22, the motorway gains a lane to climb Windy Hill, before crossing the border into Yorkshire and interchanging with the rural A672 road, reaching the highest point of any motorway in England.

Near the 15th century Church of England parish church of Saint Lawrence, in the centre of the town, there is a large open space which is now a car park.

Near its eastern end at Bank junction, where it becomes Poultry, is Mansion House, the Bank of England, and Bank station.

" Near the end of 1917, having participated in no battles, he was ordered back to England for reassignment found office duty as dreary as ever.

* England and the Near East: The Crimea ( 1936 )

Morton has a claim to be at the centre of England as it is midway along the longest North-South Axis ( Near Berwick upon Tweed to Poole ) and is also midway between the Welsh border ( Close to Dodleston ) and the East Coast ( at Skegness ).