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- 4101: Charles Darwin
- ... the hills, observing plants and animals, collecting new specimens, scrutinizing their structures, and categorizing his findings, guided by his cousin William Darwin Fox, an entomologist. Darwin's scientific inclinations were encouraged by his botany professor, John Stevens Henslow, who was instrumental, despite heavy paternal opposition, in securing a place for Darwin as a naturalist on the surveying expedition of HMS Beagle to Patagonia. Under Captain Robert Fitzroy, Darwin visited Tenerife, the ...
- 4102: Charles Darwin
- ... had dropped out of medical school and attended University of Cambridge to prepare to become a cler-gyman of the Church of England. There he met two stellar figures, Adam Sedg-wick, a geologist, and John Stevens Henslow, a naturalist. Henslow not only helped build Darwins self-confidence, but also taught his student to be a meticulous and painstaking observer of natural phenomena and collector of specimens. After Char-les ...
- 4103: Summary of the Movie: Saving Private Ryan
- ... behind enemy lines and the army hierarchy aren't even sure whether he's still alive... With the massive invasion of Normandy as a backdrop eight men are sent to find Ryan, led by Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks). It is a mission where the lives of eight men are put in peril for the sake of saving one. Is it worth it? "This is the most fucked up mission I ...
- 4104: Charles Dickens
- ... was born at Landport, in Portsea, on February 7, 1812. His father was a clerk in the Navy Pay-Office, and was temporarily on duty in the neighborhood when Charles was born. His name was John Dickens. He spent time in prison for debts. But, even when he was free he lacked the money to support his family. Then, when Charles was two they moved to London.1 Just before he ...
- 4105: Cuba's Tourism
- ... are the Spanish who visit Cuba today. Spanish investors are the people who helped revitalize Cuba. Today the number of American religious and academic groups wanting to visit Cuba as increased a lot since Pope John Paul II's visit last year. Cuban and American officials have not been able to estimate the number of American visitors to Cuba, because it is difficult to tell do to unauthorized travel. Americans travel ...
- 4106: Extra-sensory Perception
- ... Geller" Lombard Associates, p. 62-65, 70-80. "ESP - Extra Sensory Perception", Internet, available : http://www.users.bigpond.com/Magnum123/esp.html. Koestler Parapsychology Unit; Internet, available : http://129.215.50.44/index.html. Thomas, John A. "Extra-Sensory Perception Fact Sheet", Internet.
- 4107: Charles Goodyear
- ... 1837 he moved to Roxbury, Massachusetts, where the India rubber business was started. The India rubber business had rebounded, but only selling limited products. There he met E.M. Chaffee, who invented India rubber and John Haskins, one of the factory managers. They saw some of his work and allowed him to rent a small portion of the factory and use their machinery. There in the winter of 1837-38 he ...
- 4108: The Roman Aqueduct
- ... water to a city? Despite the times, Romans seemed to be very civilized, and advanced in their designs. Works Cited Clemens, Herschel. Frontinus and the Water Supply of the City of Rome. University Press, 1899, John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, USA. Worlrich, Jack. The Last Oasis. Worldmatch Institute, 1992. Printed in U.S. pg. 79-84.
- 4109: China
- ... been a signatory state to almost all international treaties concluded since 1980. This involvement is beginning to have an effect on Chinas own legal codes. Works Cited China. CD-ROM. Chuman. Microsoft, 1996. Bland, John. China, Japan, and Korea. Freeport, New York, 1971 The World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia. CD-ROM. Monroe, Chicago, 1997. Chinese Treaties. www.worldpaper.com/Oct96/zhang.html. America Online. 5 Jan. 1999.
- 4110: Mysteries of the Sphinx
- ... Sphinx Debate." . AA&ES Aug. 1996: 30-32. Bauval, Robert. "Mummy, Skeleton Found in Egypt tomb." Associated Press 3 March 1999: 2. "Guardian Sphinx, Guardian of the Horizon." Online. 2 March 1999. . Jordan, Paul, and John Ross. "Riddles of the sphinx." History Today Dec. 1998: 25. Paulson, Judith. "An Investigation into the Age of the Sphinx." Online. 2 March 1999. http://www.m-m.org/~jz/sphinxa.html. "Rediscover Ancient Egypt ...
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