Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday cited a 17th-Century map of Europe ... of one made in 1674 by French cartographer Hubert Jaillot, showing parts of eastern Europe and Asia, with cities ...

You can, you can actually read the reports from great translations if you're not fluent in 17th century ... against the French. And the French literally tried to wipe them off the map.

The French pocket sundial shown here has three hours scales and a gnomon whose angle can be adjusted from 30 to 55 degrees. This meant it would have worked not only in Europe but across the range ...