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Systematics, Taxonomy, and Classification: Linnaeus
LinnaeusSystematics, Taxonomy, and ClassificationIntroductionLinnaeusSystematics Analysis TechniquesAlternative Methods of ClassificationModern Classification Bioterms Taxonomy is the…Brewer's: Bean
Every bean has its black. Nemo sine vitiis nascitur, “everyone has his faults.” The bean has a black eye. (Ogni grano ha la sua semola.) He has found the bean in the cake, he has got a…Brewer's: Letters
Their proportionate use is as follows: E . 1,000 H .. 540 F .. 236 K .. 88 T .. 770 R .. 528 W .. 190 J .. 55 A .. 728 D .. 392 Y .. 184 Q .. 50 I .. 704 L .. 360 P .. 168 X .. 46 S .. 680…The Divine Comedy: Postscript
Six Sonnets on Dante's Divine...Postscript 'Ich habe unter meinen Papieren ein Blatt gefunden, wo ich die Baukunst eine erstarrte Musik nenne.' Johann Wolfgang Goethe, 1829…political science
(Encyclopedia) political science, the study of government and political processes, institutions, and behavior. Government and politics have been studied and commented on since the time of the ancient…Anne Bradstreet: Water
WaterScarce Earth had done, but th' angry water moved. Sister (quoth she) it had full well behoved Among your boastings to have praised me Cause of your fruitfulness as you shall see: This…The Pivot of Civilization: Introduction
by Margaret Sanger DedicationA New Truth EmergesIntroduction Birth control, Mrs. Sanger claims, and claims rightly, to be a question of fundamental importance at the present time. I do…Brewer's: Iliad
(3 syl.). The tale of the siege of Troy, an epic poem by Homer, in twenty-four books. Menelaos, King of Sparta, received as his guest Paris, a son of Priam (King of Troy), who ran away…Sophocles
(Encyclopedia) SophoclesSophoclessŏfˈəklēz [key], c.496 b.c.–406 b.c., Greek tragic dramatist, younger contemporary of Aeschylus and older contemporary of Euripides, b. Colonus, near Athens. A man of…Grosseteste, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Grosseteste, RobertGrosseteste, Robertgrōsˈtĕst [key], c.1175–1253, English prelate. Educated at Oxford and probably also at Paris, he became one of the most learned men of his time.…