Next to Leo Durocher, Dark taught Mays the most when he was a grass-green rookie rushed up to the Polo Grounds 10 years ago this month, to help the Giants win a dramatic pennant.

A number of Islamic writers and the 13th century Italian Marco Polo describe how this was obtained by sublimation from zinc ores and condensed onto clay or iron bars, archaeological examples of which have been identified at Kush in Iran.

Marco Polo was not the first Westerner to travel to the Orient and return with amazing stories of this different culture, but his accounts published in the late 13th and early 14th centuries were the first to be widely read throughout Europe.

The most famous of these travelers was Marco Polo.

This quotation was based upon the writings of the Venetian explorer Marco Polo who is widely believed to have visited Xanadu in about 1275.

The name Madageiscar was first recorded in the memoirs of 13th-century Venetian explorer Marco Polo as a corrupted form of the name Mogadishu, the Somali port with which Polo had confused the island.

Marco Polo (; ; September 15, 1254 – January 9, 1324 ) was a Venetian merchant traveler whose travels are recorded in Il Milione, a book which did much to introduce Europeans to Central Asia and China.

One possible place of birth is Venice's former contrada of San Giovanni Crisostomo, which is sometimes presented by historians as the birthplace, and it is generally accepted that Marco Polo was born in the Venetian Republic with most biographers pointing towards Venice itself as Marco Polo's home town.

Some biographers suggest that Polo was born in the town of Korčula ( Curzola ), on the island of Korčula in today's Croatia, however there is no proof to this claim.

Polo was well educated, and learned merchant subjects including foreign currency, appraising, and the handling of cargo ships, although he learned little or no Latin.

Genoese admiral Lamba D ' Oria overwhelmed a Venetian fleet at the Battle of Curzola near the island of Korčula, and Polo was taken prisoner.

Yet, if the purpose of Polo's tales was to impress others with tales of his high esteem and fond regard in an advanced civilization, then it is possible that Polo shrewdly would omit those details that would cause his listeners to scoff at the Chinese with a sense of European superiority.

San Lorenzo di Venezia church in the sestiere of Castle | Castello of Venice, where Polo was buried.

In 1323, Polo was confined to bed, due to illness.

On January 8, 1324, despite physicians ' efforts to treat him, Polo was on his deathbed.

The will, which was not signed by Polo, but was validated by then relevant " signum manus " rule, by which the testator only had to touch the document to make it abide to the rule of law, was dated January 9, 1324.

According to legend, macaroni was brought to Italy by Marco Polo, returning to Venice from China in 1292.

Owner Harry Wismer sought out a place for the team to play their home games but was only able to secure the dilapidated Polo Grounds, which had not had a major tenant since the New York Giants vacated the stadium in 1957.

He was first introduced on the cover of game programs in 1963, when the Mets were still playing at the Polo Grounds in northern Manhattan.

Marco Polo describes a food similar to " lagana " in his Travels, but he uses a term with which he was already familiar.

According to Marco Polo, the kings of Malabar wore a necklace of 104 rubies and pearls which was given from one generation of kings to the next.

In 1880, the founders of the New York Metropolitans and New York Giants finally succeeded in siting a ballpark in Manhattan that became known as the Polo Grounds.

The Mark III Polo or Typ 6N, ( sometimes referred to as the " Mark 4 " by enthusiasts as it is the Polo's fourth guise ) appeared in 1994, and was a completely new model ( on a new chassis ), available as 3-and 5-door hatchback versions, the latter making VW the last major European manufacturer to finally offer four doors in this class.

In 1880, the founders of the New York Metropolitans and New York Giants finally succeeded in siting a ballpark in Manhattan that became known as the Polo Grounds.

They are finally able to thwart Tegana, and, in doing so, regain the Emperor's respect for Marco Polo, who allows them to depart.

The latest Octavia is based on Golf Mk5 floorpan, and Fabia is based on the A0 floorpan, although the Fabia was released a year before Volkswagen released their new Polo, based on the same floorpan.

), " Saverio Mercadante ( 1795-1870 )" Elena da Feltre ", in the booklet accompanying the 1997 recording of that opera at the Wexford Festival released on the Marco Polo label.

Three promo singles were released in late 2008: " Marco Polo " featuring Soulja Boy, " Big Girls ", and " Roc The Mic ".

The Wolf also appeared in Mickey's Polo Team, directed by David Hand and first released on January 4, 1936.

Kool G. Rap & DJ Polo released their own hip-hop version of " Cars " on their debut Road to the Riches album in 1989.

In September 2009, a memoir by Copeland entitled Strange Things Happen: A Life with The Police, Polo, and Pygmies was released by Harper Collins.

In 1977, the Derby saloon was released, which was simply a Polo, identical to the hatchback from the C-pillar forward, with a large boot attached ( an Audi proposal which was never sold by them ).

The Polo Vivo is released in both 3-door and 5-door versions, or as a saloon.

Official images released show the new Polo follows styling cues from the Golf VI.

Mickey's Polo Team is a 1936 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by United Artists.

Around that same time he released a line of women's suits that were tailored in a classic men's style, which was when the first Polo emblem was seen.

Ralph Lauren released Polo's famous short sleeve mesh shirt with the Polo logo in 1972.

The recording was mainly well received by critics, and achieved the greatest sales of any recording released under the Marco Polo label.

The second official single released from the album is " Polo ".

The Swiss Singer Polo Hofer and the Schmetterband wrote the Song `` Johnny Ace `` in 1985-it was released on the album Giggerig.

The Greenskeepers then began working in the studio again, resulting in the two disc album Polo Club, released on Om Records.

In 2001 the Swiss conductor Adriano released a series of Pilati's orchestral works, including the Concerto for Orchestra, on Marco Polo Records.

The 2009 album for Polo Urias is released titled " Sigo Siendo El Maestro " with the cd single " Aunque Me Duela "