Continent Introductio", Waldseemüller noted that the earth is divided into four parts, Europe, Asia, Africa and the fourth part, which he named "America" after Amerigo Vespucci's first name. On the map, the word "America" was placed on part of South America. From the 16th century the English noun "continent" was derived from the term "continent land", meaning continuous or connected land and translated from the Latin "terra continens". The noun was used to mean "a connected or continuous tract of land" or mainland. It was not applied only to very large areas of land—in the 17th century, references were made to
Today on Earth About Jazz review by Troy Collins says "A brilliant follow-up to "Beautiful Existence", and considerably more accessible than some of his more abstract efforts, "Today On Earth" is a stellar highlight in an exceptional, eclectic discography." The "JazzTimes" review by Scott Verrastro states ""Today on Earth", his current quartet’s second album, may be one of Morris’ more accessible offerings, yet still contains the kind of challenging, jagged melodies and intuitive, spatial improvisations we’ve come to expect." Today on Earth Today on Earth is an album by American jazz guitarist Joe Morris, which was recorded in 2009 and released on the