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Camp LaurenceBeth was postmistress, for, being most at home, she could attend to it regularly, and dearly liked the daily task of unlocking the little door and distributing the mail. One…Mayne, Thom
(Encyclopedia) Mayne, Thom, 1944–, American architect, b. Waterbury, Conn., grad. Univ. of Southern California (B.A., 1968), Harvard (M.A., 1978). In 1972 Mayne cofounded the firm Morphosis in Santa…History In View: The Fog of War
The Problem One of the biggest barriers to learning more about history is the inaccessibility of most scholarly history books. The best history for research purposes is tight in its focus, has a…The Seven Wonders of the Modern World
People have put together many lists of the seven ancient wonders of the world. But this “seven wonders” list celebrates monumental engineering and construction feats of the 20th century. It was…1980 Olympic Luge Medalists
Men Event Time 1-Seat Bernhard Glass, E. Ger. 2:54.796 2-Seat Hans Rinn & Norbert Hahn, E. Ger. 1:19.331 Women Event Time 1-Seat Vera Zozulia, USSR…Theories of the Universe: Cracks in a Newtonian World
Cracks in a Newtonian WorldTheories of the UniverseCracks in a Newtonian WorldFaster Than a Speeding Light WaveIt All Depends on Your PositionThe Relative Nature of Space and TimeGeological TimeHow…mirror
(Encyclopedia) mirror, in optics, a reflecting surface that forms an image of an object when light rays coming from that object fall upon it (see reflection). Usually mirrors are made of plate glass…Andersen's Fairy Tales: A Moment of Head Importance - An Evening's "Dramatic Readings" - A Most Strange Journey
The Watchman's AdventureMetamorphosis of the Copying-ClerkA Moment of Head Importance - An Evening's "Dramatic Readings" - A Most Strange Journey Every inhabitant of Copenhagen knows, from…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Halloween[1]
by Robert Burns Fragment-Her Flowing LocksTo A Mouse, On Turning Her Up ...Halloween[1] The following poem will, by many readers, be well enough understood; but for the sake of those who…Walt Whitman: Song of the Exposition, Part 5
Part 5We do not blame thee elder World, nor really separate ourselves from thee, (Would the son separate himself from the father?) Looking back on thee, seeing thee to thy duties, grandeurs,…Trending
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