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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…