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CIRCUMFERENCE Circle: C = πd, in which π is 3.1416 and d the diameter.AREA Triangle: A = (ab)/2 , in which a is the base and b the height. Square: A = a2, in which a is one of the sides.…Spencer, George John Spencer, 2d Earl
(Encyclopedia) Spencer, George John Spencer, 2d Earl, 1758–1834, British public official. He was elected to the House of Commons in 1780 but in 1783 inherited the earldom. In 1794, William Pitt…Blake, Edward
(Encyclopedia) Blake, Edward, 1833–1912, Canadian Liberal party leader, b. Upper Canada (Ontario). A prominent constitutional lawyer, he was elected to the House of Commons in 1867. In 1871 he became…estate
(Encyclopedia) estate. 1 In property law, see property; tenure. 2 In constitutional law, an estate denotes an organized class of society with a separate voice in government. Representation by estate…Perlman, Selig
(Encyclopedia) Perlman, Selig, 1888–1959, American economist, b. Bialystok, Poland. His parents were active in the Zionist and labor movements of Eastern Europe. Perlman emigrated to the United…Hansard
(Encyclopedia) HansardHansardhănˈsərd [key], name given to the official record of the proceedings of the British Parliament, named after the Hansard family of printers. Luke Hansard (1752–1828) was…Homework Help: Common Sense: Introduction
Introduction Perhaps the sentiments contained in the following pages, are not yet sufficiently fashionable to procure them general favour; a long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it…Homework Center: Of the Origin and Design of Government in General
Of the Origin and Design of Government in General.With Concise Remarks on the English Constitution Some writers have so confounded society with government, as to leave little or no…Homework Center: Of Monarchy and Hereditary Succession
Of Monarchy and Hereditary Succession Mankind being originally equals in the order of creation, the equality could only be destroyed by some subsequent circumstance; the distinctions of rich…Homework Center: Thoughts on the Present State of American Affairs
Thoughts on the Present State of American Affairs In the following pages I offer nothing more than simple facts, plain arguments, and common sense; and have no other Preliminaries to settle…