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Cartan, Élie Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Cartan, Élie JosephCartan, Élie Josephālēˈ zhôzĕfˈ kärtäNˈ [key], 1869–1951, French mathematician. The son of a village blacksmith, he graduated from the École normale and taught at…Yung-lo
(Encyclopedia) Yung-loYung-loy&oomacr;ng-lô [key], 1359–1424, reign title of the 3d emperor (1403–24) of the Chinese Ming dynasty, whose personal name was Chu Ti. He rose to power in N China…Tompkins, Douglas Rainsford
(Encyclopedia) Tompkins, Douglas Rainsford, 1943–2015, American business executive, conservationist, and philanthropist, b. Conneaut, Ohio. In 1964, he and his first wife, Susie Tompkins Buell,…Ware, Henry
(Encyclopedia) Ware, Henry, 1764–1845, American clergyman, instrumental in the founding of Unitarianism in the United States, b. Sherborn, Mass., grad. Harvard, 1785. As pastor (1787–1805) of the…Bellamy, Edward
(Encyclopedia) Bellamy, EdwardBellamy, Edwardbĕlˈəmē [key], 1850–98, American author, b. Chicopee Falls (now part of Chicopee), Mass. After being admitted to the bar he tried his hand at journalism…William Shakespeare: Winter's Tale, Act V, Scene II
Scene IIBefore Leontes' palaceEnter Autolycus and a GentlemanAutolycusBeseech you, sir, were you present at this relation?First GentlemanI was by at the opening of the fardel, heard the old…Genesis: 47
Genesis Chapter 47 1 Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of…Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: Chapter I
Chapter I I was born in Tuckahoe, near Hillsborough, and about twelve miles from Easton, in Talbot county, Maryland. I have no accurate knowledge of my age, never having seen any authentic record…The Iliad of Homer: How Pandaros wounded Menelaos by treachery; and Agamemnon exhorted his chief captains to battle
Book 3 Book 5 How Pandaros wounded Menelaos by treachery; and Agamemnon exhorted his chief captains to battle. Now the gods sat by Zeus and held assembly on the golden floor, and in…Tobit: 5
Tobit Chapter 5 1 Tobias then answered and said, Father, I will do all things which thou hast commanded me: 2 But how can I receive the money, seeing I know him not? 3 Then he…Trending
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