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The Chemical Elements

Elements are the building blocks of nature. Water, for example, is a compound consisting of the elements hydrogen and oxygen. Each element is a pure substance that cannot be split up into…

Federal Farmer XVIII

Federal Farmer XVIII25 January 1788by See also Federalist No. 41, Federalist No. 42, and Federalist No. 43Dear sir,I am persuaded, a federal head never was formed, that possessed half the…

Federal Farmer XVI

Federal Farmer XVI20 January 1788by Dear sir,Having gone through with the organization of the government, I shall now proceed to examine more particularly those clauses which respect its…

Weather: It's Not the Heat, It's the Humidity

It's Not the Heat, It's the HumidityWeatherMeasuring the AtmosphereThe Take on TemperatureIs the Pressure Getting to You?The Wind in the WillowsIt's Not the Heat, It's the HumidityMeasuring the…

Walt Whitman: Give Me the Splendid Silent Sun

Give Me the Splendid Silent SunPart 1Give me the splendid silent sun with all his beams full-dazzling, Give me autumnal fruit ripe and red from the orchard, Give me a field where the unmow'd…

Declaration of the Rights of Man

Approved by the National Assembly of France, August 26, 1789The representatives of the French people, organized as a National Assembly, believing that the ignorance, neglect, or contempt of…

The Chemistry of Wine: Fermentation

By Maureen McKenna, Certified Sommelier, CMS Wine 101 For thousands of years, wine has played a big role in many cultures, starting with the oldest-known winery in Armenia discovered in 4100 B.C.…

Walt Whitman: Song of the Broad-Axe, Part 11

Part 11Her shape arises, She less guarded than ever, yet more guarded than ever, The gross and soil'd she moves among do not make her gross and soil'd, She knows the thoughts as she passes,…