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Flatland: Of the Nature of Flatland

by Edwin A. Abbott Of the Climate and Houses in FlatlandOf the Nature of Flatland I call our world Flatland, not because we call it so, but to make its nature clearer to you, my happy…

Jobs Involving Nature

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Brewer's: Economy of Nature

(The). The laws of nature, whereby the greatest amount of good is obtained; or the laws by which the affairs of nature are regulated and disposed. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable…

Brewer's: Debt of Nature

To pay the debt of Nature. To die. Life is a loan, not a gift, and the debt is paid off by death. “The slender debt to Nature's quickly paid.” Quarles: Emblems. Source: Dictionary of…

Natural-born Citizen

The Question: I was born overseas of American citizens who were stationed abroad. Do I meet the qualifications for being a natural-born citizen…

Brewer's: Painter of Nature

Remi Belleau, author of Loves and Transformations of the Precious Stones. One of the Pleiad poets is so called, and well deserves the compliment. The Shepherd's Calendar of Spenser is…

Bioterrorism: Weaponizing Nature

Bioterrorism: Weaponizing NatureBioterrorism: Weaponizing NatureExcerpted from The Complete Idiot's Guide to Dangerous Diseases and Epidemics © 2002 by David Perlin, Ph.D., and Ann Cohen. All rights…

Name That Natural Disaster

There are many instances of natural disasters that affect the human populations of the world, our infrastructures, and our belongings. Can you name some of the most well-known and devastating…

Natural Disasters in Texas

Source: iStockFrom blistering wildfires and devastating hurricanes to snow blizzards and flash floods, Texas has it all. The wide range of natural disasters that happen in the Lone Star State is…