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Montserrat, mountain, Spain
(Encyclopedia) Montserrat or MonserratMonserratboth: mŏnˌsərătˈ, mŏntˌ–, Catalan mŏnsər-rätˈ, Span. mōnsārätˈ [key], mountain, 4,054 ft (1,236 m) high, NE Spain, rising abruptly from a plain in…Needham, Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Needham, JosephNeedham, Josephnēdˈəm [key], 1900–1995, British biochemist, historian of science, and sinologist, b. London. He had a lifelong association with Cambridge, where he was…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, August 31, 1804
Day 237 Day 239 Clark, August 31, 1804 31st of August Friday rose early a fair Day- a curioes Society among this nation worthey of remark, ie, formed of their active deturmined young men,…50 Most Populated Countries in the World
The global population has been increasing ever since humanity invented agriculture around 10,000 B.C. The domestication of food and animals meant that humans had a stable food supply, and could…National League Leaders: Pitching
Earned Run Average ArmWLERAGmGSCGShOSvIPHRERHRHBBBSOWPPedro Martinez, MonR1781.9031311340241.11586551169673053Greg Maddux, AtlR1942.203333520232.2200585796201770Daryl Kile, HouR1972.…Sardinia, kingdom of
(Encyclopedia) Sardinia, kingdom of, name given to the possessions of the house of Savoy (see Savoy, house of) in 1720, when the island of Sardinia was awarded (by the Treaty of London) to Duke…Omaha, indigenous people of North America
(Encyclopedia) OmahaOmahaōˈməhä, –hô [key], Native Americans whose language belongs to the Siouan branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). They, with the Ponca,…Baltimore, David
(Encyclopedia) Baltimore, DavidBaltimore, Davidbôlˈtĭmôr [key], 1938–, American microbiologist, b. New York City, Ph.D. Rockefeller Univ., 1964. He conducted (1965–68) virology research at the Salk…Sun Tzu on the Art of War: The Nine Situations
Terrain [1] The Attack by Fire [1] The Nine Situations Sun Tzu said: The art of war recognizes nine varieties of ground: Dispersive ground; facile ground; contentious ground…Sun Tzu on the Art of War: Terrain [1]
The Army on the March [1] The Nine Situations Terrain [1] Sun Tzu said: We may distinguish six kinds of terrain, to wit: Accessible ground; [2] entangling ground…