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Introduction to the Second Volume

Introduction to the Second Volume THIS second volume completes the translation of the principal Upanishads to which Sankara appeals in his great commentary on the Vedânta-Sûtras[109],…

McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) Opinion

This Supreme Court Case addressed the issue of Federal power and commerce. In the landmark Supreme Court case McCulloch v. Maryland, Chief Justice John Marshall handed down one of his most…

Syria Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note SyriaThe Ommayad Mosque, Damascus, Syria, October 20, 2005. [© AP Images] PROFILEOFFICIAL NAME:Syrian Arab RepublicGeographyArea: 185,170 sq. km. (71,504…

Zimbabwe Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note ZimbabweRainbow forms over water at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, March 23, 1997. [© AP Images]PROFILEOFFICIAL NAME:Republic of ZimbabweGeographyArea: 390,580…

Afroasiatic languages

(Encyclopedia) Afroasiatic languagesAfroasiatic languagesăfˌrōāˌzhēătˈĭk [key], formerly Hamito-Semitic languagesHamito-Semitic languageshămˈĭtō-səmĭtˈĭk [key], family of languages spoken by more…

Annelida

(Encyclopedia) CE5 A. The earthworm, Lumbricus terrestris, representative of the phylum Annelida. B. Internal anatomy of an earthworm. AnnelidaAnnelidaənĕlˈĭdə [key] [Lat., anellus=a ring],…