The Editors of Encyclopaedia BritannicaNotable authors of American literature include: John Smith, who wrote some of its earliest works; Phillis Wheatley, who was the first Black woman to become a poet of note in the United States; Edgar Allan Poe, a standout of the Romantic era; Henry Wadsw...
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You probably know who Marie Curie was, but you may not have heard of Rachel Carson.Of the outstanding ladies listed below, who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years? Jane Addams(1860-1935) Anyone who has ever been helped by a social worker has Jane Addams to...
is enough to disqualify it since we have the earlier account, but its popularity makes it an important source. To a large extent Foxe was simply a mouthpiece for the anti-Catholic sentiment in England at the time, and many sources dismiss its accuracy (Wikipedia,1911 Britannica,Catholic Encyclo...
From my own observations (starting with myself), beingfullyaware of who we are is generally an elusive task. As author and professor, Michele Nevarez, said onmy podcast: “It takes more than a lifetime to get to know yourself.” But without digging in on this question, the challenge bec...
4 The Encyclopædia Britannica Online only acknowledges 23 films, Microsoft’s Cinemania CD-ROM database however lists 28 films (also see appendix of Marilyn Monroe’s filmography ). 5"Monroe, Marilyn" Encyclopædia Britannica Online <http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?eu=54772&tocid...
and would go on to learn Greek and Italian during the course of his education. Given that it was the language of academia in his time, as well as the Catholic Church and the Polish royal court, Copernicus also became fluent in Latin, which the majority of his surviving works are written...
“My greatest regret throughout the process has been how little credit she gives herself, for example she does not mention a paper she gave in the Royal Irish Academy in 1916 or her contribution to the article on dyes in Encyclopedia Britannica or her volume of poetry Magnificat, or contribut...
Still, the Who continued apace, releasing Townshend’s second magnum rock opera, Quadrophenia, in 1973, The Who by Numbers in 1975, and Who Are You in 1978. Get a Britannica Premium subscription and gain access to exclusive content. Subscribe Now Moon (“the Loon”), whose excessive life...
"His well-documented and vividly illustrated studies were instrumental in making farmers aware for the first time of the importance of insect pest control in crop production," writes Britannica of the English-American scientist. His reputation, however, bloomed in the vineyards of France...