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Are These Beasts Jurassic, Triassic, or Cretaceous?
Dinosaurs lived millions of years ago, many of whom were part of the Mesozoic Era. The Mesozoic Era is the second-to-last era of Earth's geological history and comprised of the Jurassic, Triassic,…State of the Union Address: John Quincy Adams (December 2, 1828)
John Quincy Adams (December 2, 1828) Fellow Citizens of the Senate and of the House of Representatives: If the enjoyment in profusion of the bounties of Providence forms a suitable subject of mutual…Ralph Waldo Emerson: Preface
PrefaceIn Mr. Cabot's prefatory note to the Riverside Edition of the Poems, published the year after Mr. Emerson's death, he said:— "This volume contains nearly all the pieces included in…Constantine XI, Byzantine emperor
(Encyclopedia) Constantine XI (Constantine Palaeologus), d. 1453, last Byzantine emperor (1449–53), brother and successor of John VIII. To secure Western aid against the Turkish assault on what…Brutus XVI
Brutus XVI10 April 1788by BrutusSee also Federalist No. 62When great and extraordinary powers are vested in any man, or body of men, which in their exercise, may operate to the oppression of…The Federalist Papers: Federalist No. 50
by AlexanderHamilton, JamesMadison and JohnJayFederalist No. 49Federalist No. 51Federalist No. 50 Periodical Appeals to the People Considered To the People of the State of New York…Spanish colonial art and architecture
(Encyclopedia) Spanish colonial art and architecture, fl. 16th–early 19th cent., the artistic production of Spain's colonies in the New World. These works followed the historical development of…imprinting
(Encyclopedia) imprinting, acquisition of behavior in many animal species, in which, at a critical period early in life, the animals form strong and lasting attachments. Imprinting is important for…Pandora, in astronomy
(Encyclopedia) PandoraPandorapăndôrˈə [key], in astronomy, one of the named moons, or natural satellites, of Saturn. Also known as Saturn XVII (or S17), Pandora is an irregularly shaped (nonspherical…brownstone
(Encyclopedia) brownstone, red to brown variety of sandstone. Its unusual color is caused in some instances by the presence of red iron oxide which acts as a cement, binding the sand grains together…Trending
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