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Sun Wu and his Book

The Text of Sun Tzu Sun Wu and his Book Ssu-ma Ch`ien gives the following biography of Sun Tzu: [1] — Sun Tzu Wu was a native of the Ch`i State. His ART OF WAR brought him to the notice of Ho…

The Devil's Dictionary: Day

by Ambrose Bierce DAWNDEADDAY -n. A period of twenty-four hours, mostly misspent. This period is divided into two parts, the day proper and the night, or day improper - the former devoted…

Longest Neck:

Mamenchisaurus Meaning of Name:“Mamenchi lizard”Period:Jurassic Period (205 million to 138 million years ago)Size:22 - 25 meters longLocation: China and possibly Mongolia The Mamenchisaurus's…

Earliest Dinosaur:

Eoraptor lunensisMeaning of Name: “dawn plunderer”Period:Triassic Period (240 to 205 million years ago)Size:1 meter longLocation:Argentina The earliest known dinosaur was Eoraptor lunensis,…

Andersen's Fairy Tales: A Beginning

What Happened to the CouncillorA Beginning Every author has some peculiarity in his descriptions or in his style of writing. Those who do not like him, magnify it, shrug up their shoulders…

Chemistry: What's an Ionic Compound?

What's an Ionic Compound?ChemistryIonic CompoundsWhat's an Ionic Compound?How Ionic Compounds Are FormedProperties of Ionic CompoundsWhat's in a Name? Ionic Nomenclature We talked about the octet…

Brewer's: Yuga

A mundane period of years, four of which have already passed, making up an aggregate of four million solar years. In the first period men were innocent and free from disease, in the second…