He made substantial contributions in many areas, the most important being his discovery of profound connections between algebraic geometry and number theory.

This discovery has shed much light on the differences between the two versions ; while it was previously maintained that the Greek Septuagint ( the version used by the earliest Christians ) was only a poor translation, professor Emanuel Tov, senior editor of the Dead Sea Scrolls ' publication, wrote that the Masoretic edition either represents a substantial rewriting of the original Hebrew, or there had previously been two different versions of the text.

Countering this trend, with the discovery and mining of silver deposits in Europe, Italy began the first tentative steps toward a large silver coinage with the introduction in 1472 of the lira tron in excess of six grams, a substantial increase over the, roughly, four-gram gros tournois of France.

Radio astronomy has led to substantial increases in astronomical knowledge, particularly with the discovery of several classes of new objects, including pulsars, quasars and radio galaxies.

It was only in 1995, after doing substantial clearing in the outer chambers of the tomb, that they were stunned to discover the long corridors, lined with rooms ( approximately seventy in all: bear in mind that Ramesses sired at least that many sons ), running back into the hillside ; a discovery which amazed the world and reignited popular interest in Egyptology.

Hegginbotham reported ( in 1892 ) the discovery of Roman mosaics at Castle Hill ( around Stockport market ) in the late 18th century, during the construction of a mill, but noted it was " founded on tradition only "; substantial stonework has never been dated by modern methods.

The book has undergone a number of substantial, critical reevaluations in the years since its discovery.

However, with the discovery of their occurrence in significant quantities in some plants, IGRs and their analogs became easily available in substantial amounts.

Since the 2003 discovery of methane in the atmosphere, some scientists have been designing models and in vitro experiments testing growth of methanogenic bacteria on simulated Martian soil, where all four methanogen strains tested produced substantial levels of methane, even in the presence of 1. 0wt % perchlorate salt.

The high status of the area during the Anglo-Saxon period was confirmed by the discovery of a substantial and undisturbed 7th century chamber tomb in 2003.

Apart from leading to the discovery of 38 near-Earth asteroids, 9 comets, 63 supernovae, several other astronomical phenomena and the delivery of a substantial proportion of all NEA astrometry obtained worldwide ( e. g., 30 % in 1994-95 ), AANEAS also led to many other scientific advances which were reported in the refereed literature.

The naming is in recognition of Wilkes ' discovery of the continental margin over a distance of 2, 400 km ( 1, 500 miles ) of coast, thus providing substantial proof that Antarctica is a continent.

The town witnessed a booming citrus industry made possible by the discovery of a substantial reservoir of ground water in the vicinity.

" If plant life or some subhuman intelligence were found on Mars or Venus, for example, there is on the face of it no good reason to suppose these discoveries, after the original novelty had been exploited to the fullest and worn off, would result in substantial changes in perspective or philosophy in large parts of the American public, at least any more than, let us say, did the discovery of the coelacanth or the panda.

Yet on February 4, 2008, the Shaanxi Province Forestry Bureau released an apology, qualifying their earlier statements but without repudiating the pictures ' authenticity, saying " We curtly released the discovery of the South China tiger without substantial proof, which reflects our blundering manner and lax discipline.

Many of the game's events ( such as the opening, where Lucas discovers he has just murdered as total stranger for no apparent reason ) subtract points from the meter, but everyday or habitual activities ( such as eating, urinating or receiving good news ) will add points, as will scenarios in which the character makes a revealing discovery or action that helps him or her in some substantial way.

The discovery which was named for him, Heinrich events-periods of substantial ice output of the continental ice sheets, by which the global climate is strongly affected-were subsequently confirmed by investigations of ice core samples from the Greenland ice sheet by the Greenland ice core project ( GRIP ).

However, since the discovery of extensive deposits in locations such as Brazil, it has lost most of its value.

In 2010, U. S. Pentagon officials along with American geologists have revealed the discovery of nearly $ 1 trillion in untapped mineral deposits in Afghanistan.

The discovery of oil and gas deposits along the coast and offshore, combined with easy access to shipping, have made the Gulf Coast the heart of the U. S. petrochemical industry.

Banaba ( Ocean Island ) was annexed in 1901 after the discovery of phosphate deposits.

During the 19th century, the bimetallism that prevailed in most countries was undermined by the discovery of large deposits of silver in the Americas ; fearing a sharp decrease in the value of silver and thus the currency, most states switched to a gold standard by 1900.

The discovery of massive silver deposits in the New World during the succeeding centuries has been stated as a cause for its price to have diminished greatly.

The second was from the mid-20th century when the discovery of vast oil deposits propelled it into a key economic and geo-political role.

The later discovery of copper and iron deposits and the plentiful timber in the Upper Peninsula more than offset Michigan's economic loss in surrendering Toledo.

The discovery of copper is owed partly to an American scout, Frederick Russell Burnham, who in 1895 lead and oversaw the massive Northern Territories ( BSA ) Exploration Co. expedition which established for the Western world that major copper deposits existed in Central Africa.

Following the Spanish discovery of great silver deposits at Potosí in Bolivia and in Mexico during the 16th century, international trade came to depend on coins such as the Spanish dollar, Maria Theresa thaler, and, in the 1870s, the United States Trade dollar.

With the discovery of bituminous coal deposits at the end of the 18th century by a local church priest, new industrial sectors developed in the Chorzów area.

to assist with map geology and in the discovery of mineral deposits.

The development of the area was spurred by the discovery of large silver deposits near Rico in 1879, and the Rio Grande Southern Railroad was constructed through the County to connect Durango, Telluride, and Ridgway in 1890-92 The RGS served the eastern end of Dolores County until 1952 when it was abandoned.

The name of the area derives from the discovery of large gold deposits in the area.

No one knew there would be the discovery of the colossal gold deposits of the Witwatersrand two years later.

Mishawaka ’ s recorded history began with the discovery of bog iron deposits at the beginning of the 1830s.

The discovery of oil deposits in Russell County transformed the local economy in the 1920s.

Additional growth occurred following the 1912 discovery of oil and natural gas deposits nearby.

The founding of the town occurred shortly after the discovery of silver ore deposits at Chloride Flats, on the hill just west of the farm of Captain John M. Bullard and his brother James.

Hazzard also established the La Luz Pottery Works after discovery of rich clay deposits in La Luz Canyon.

Most of the early industry was devoted to harvesting lumber until the discovery of large iron ore deposits.

The discovery of natural gas deposits there in 1884 led to national marketing efforts advertising free gas, as Findlay's business leaders tried to " boom " the town.

The primary reason for this population growth was the discovery of oil and natural gas deposits during the 1880s.

His chief discovery was important -- the Great North ( later, the Hudson ) River -- but it produced no northwest passage.

For example, North Korean nationals, who would be arrested and deported from China upon discovery, have sought sanctuary at various third-country embassies in China.

This only began to change in the 1970s, partly due to the discovery and development of North Sea oil and gas and partly as Scotland moved towards a more service-based economy.

This only began to change in the 1970s, partly due to the discovery and development of North Sea oil and gas and partly as Scotland moved towards a more service-based economy.

The discovery of the giant Forties oilfield in October 1970 signalled that Scotland was about to become a major oil producing nation, a view confirmed when Shell Expro discovered the giant Brent oilfield in the northern North Sea east of Shetland in 1971.

The discovery of large populations in the North Pacific was the major economic driving force behind Russian expansion into Kamchatka, the Aleutian Islands and Alaska, as well as a cause for conflict with Japan and foreign hunters in the Kuril Islands.

* 1926 – Admiral Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett claim to have flown over the North Pole ( later discovery of Byrd's diary seems to indicate that this did not happen ).

In 1513 Waldseemüller appears to have had second thoughts about the name, probably due to contemporary protests about Vespucci ’ s role in the discovery and naming of America, or just carefully waiting for the official discovery of the whole northwestern coast of what is now called North America, as separated from East Asia.

Now part of the United Kingdom, the discovery of North Sea oil in the 1970s significantly boosted Shetland incomes, employment and public sector revenues.

President Grant sponsored two federally funded scientific discovery projects ; the Polaris Expedition, America's first large scale attempt to reach the North Pole, and the Hayden Geological Survey into the Yellowstone, that led to the establishment of Yellowstone National Park.

This proved conclusively the Vikings ' pre-Columbian discovery of North America.

Landing at Blackman's Bay and later having the Dutch flag flown at North Bay, Tasman named the island Anthoonij van Diemenslandt in honour of Anthony van Diemen, the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies who had sent Tasman on his voyage of discovery in 1642.

** Admiral Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett claim to have flown over the North Pole ( later discovery of his diary seems to indicate that this did not happen ).

* Possible discovery of Bacalao ( possibly Newfoundland, North America ) by Didrik Pining and João Vaz Corte-Real.

* Possible discovery of Bacalao ( possibly Newfoundland, North America ) by João Vaz Corte-Real.

Second was the discovery of Smith Sound, by which the North Pole would eventually be reached.

The extraordinary contrast between civil procedure where there are no examinations for discovery, for example in Australia and England, and North American practice can be discerned by reading an extract from the New South Wales Law Reform Commission Report in 1978.

This annexation was in response to France ’ s attempts to colonise the South Island at Akaroa and the New Zealand Company attempts to establish a separate colony in Wellington, and so Lieutenant-Governor William Hobson declared British sovereignty over all of New Zealand on 21 May 1840 ( the North Island by treaty and the South by discovery ).

The university is named after the British sea captain James Cook who popularised the discovery and potential colonial value of the east coast of Australia and whose exploratory vessel HM Bark Endeavour ran aground for repairs in North Queensland.

The discovery of oil in the North Sea in the 1960s led to a flourishing oil rig supply industry, and today it services offshore natural gas rigs.

This is not a far-fetched possibility given North Korea ’ s past actions, including cooperation with Iran in the ballistic missiles trade, the 2007 discovery of a North Korean ship bound for Syria with sensitive nuclear materials, and prior participation in the A. Q.

Phippsburg was the site of the discovery, in 1971, of the Spirit Pond runestones, purported evidence of pre-Columbian European exploration of North America, considered widely a hoax by academics.