A foray into the anthropology of human exploration 1. Introduction / Dr. Eugen Dan CADARU 2. Exploration of the terrestrial world / Elena ARMENESCU, writer 3. Exploration of the aquatic world / PIERRY 4. Exploration of the underground world / Dr. Adrian URZICĂ 5. Exploration of space / Dr. Eng. Ciprian-Gabriel CHISEGA-NEGRILĂ 6. Exploring human becoming /

Whether you have an appetite for myth and wonder, or want to see science from the laboratory spilling over into accessible culture, we hope this book will give you a window into the big world waiting to be discovered…

Introduction: ANTHROPOLOGY and EXPLORATION Great Geographical Discoveries: Viking Age, Period of Great Voyages, Pre-Columbian America, Far East, Who Discovered the North Pole, Who Discovered the South Pole Portrait Gallery: Historical Character, Background, Martyrs of Exploration Notable Achievements: Great Discoveries geographical, Discoveries and inventions

Brief history of exploration, from the dawn of mankind to the present: Oceanography, Marine biology, Underwater geology, Underwater archaeology, Underwater mapping, Underwater technologies Notable achievements – successes of human exploration in the aquatic domain: Underwater flora and fauna, Unique life forms , Vestiges of

History: exploration and use of underground spaces Earth's structure: core, mantle, crust Notable achievements: salt mining, exploitation of "black gold" (petroleum), emergence of offshore drilling, natural gas, geothermal energy, drilling for thermal waters, highlighting of deposits of various useful minerals, drinking water

Brief introduction: Outer space, Universe, Isaac Newton, Quantum mechanics, Subatomic particles, Sun, Moon, Planetary sky, Star (cosmic body), Constellation, Astrology, Astronomy, Time Notable achievements and history: Great Treatise, mathematics, physics, astrology , astronomy, chemistry, physical space exploration Exemplary stories: gunpowder, telescopes

What makes us human? History Notable achievements: The fossil record of the human species; Savannah with trees; Savannah with bushes; Man's adaptations to food procurement and life on land; The Migrations of Early Humans Exemplary Stories: The Premises of the Hypothesis Presented in The Civilization of Famine—Another Approach

A brief history: Biology Animal intelligence—exploration through imagination/speculative fiction: the study of animal intelligence Notable achievements: Gymnosophists, studies of animal intelligence Insights: "Are we smart enough to understand animal intelligence?" (Frans de Waal)

Plants, botany, agronomy, history: plant kingdom, study of plants, flora, botany, agronomy, economic and utilitarian purposes, exotic plants Primary adaptation to terrestrial life: abundant light, carbon dioxide, reproduction Circulation of genetic information: biparental reproduction system through cross fertilization, the system of uniparental reproduction by