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(Encyclopedia) human evolution, theory of the origins of the human species, Homo sapiens. Modern understanding of human origins is derived largely from the findings of paleontology, anthropology, and…Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich
(Encyclopedia) Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich mēkhəyēlˈ sĭrgāˈyəvich…Buchanan, James
(Encyclopedia) Buchanan, James, 1791–1868, 15th President of the United States (1857–61), b. near Mercersburg, Pa., grad. Dickinson College, 1809. Buchanan was nominated as a Democratic candidate…Veda
(Encyclopedia) VedaVedavāˈdə, vēˈdə [key] [Sanskrit,=knowledge, cognate with English wit, from a root meaning know], oldest scriptures of Hinduism and the most ancient religious texts in an Indo-…cold war
(Encyclopedia) cold war, term used to describe the shifting struggle for power and prestige between the Western powers and the Communist bloc from the end of World War II until 1989. Of worldwide…immigration
(Encyclopedia) immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are…Germanic religion
(Encyclopedia) Germanic religion, pre-Christian religious practices among the tribes of Western Europe, Germany, and Scandinavia. The main sources for our knowledge are the Germania of Tacitus and…Kant, Immanuel
(Encyclopedia) Kant, ImmanuelKant, Immanuelĭmänˈ&oomacr;ĕl känt [key], 1724–1804, German metaphysician, one of the greatest figures in philosophy, b. Königsberg (now Kaliningrad, Russia). The…Brihadaranyaka-Upanishad: Third Adhyâya, Seventh Brahmana
Seventh Brahmana1.Then Uddalaka Aruni asked. “Yagnavalkya,” he said, “we dwelt among the Madras in the houses of Patankala Kapya, studying the sacrifice. His wife was possessed of a Gandharva…Brihadaranyaka-Upanishad: Sixth Adhyâya, First Brahmana
Sixth AdhyâyaFirst Brahmana1. Harih, Om. He who knows the first and the best, becomes himself the first and the best among his people. Breath is indeed the first and the best. He who knows…Trending
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