inc Encyclopaedia Britannica
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2008
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English
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Shining the spotlight on a hundred men and women who really made a difference to the world's most powerful nation, this book features the lives and achievements of extraordinary Americans – presidents and sports figures, film stars and physicists, generals and Internet mavericks – from the age of the Founding Fathers to the present. Telling the stories of lives of men and women over the last 300 years, the book celebrates their achievements and...
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Are you up to date on the solar system? When the International Astronomical Union redefined the term "planet," Pluto was downgraded to a lower status. New Views of the Solar System 2013 looks at scientists' changing perspectives, with articles on Pluto, the eight chief planets, and dwarf planets, new missions, updates for ongoing missions, newly-discovered moons, and updated tables. Brilliant photos and drawings showcase the planets, asteroids, comets,...
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Pub. Date
2014
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English
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Entertaining and informative, the newly updated Britannica Student Encyclopedia helps children gain a better understanding of their world. Updated for 2015, more than 2,250 captivating articles cover everything from Barack Obama to video games. Children are sure to immerse themselves in 2,700 photos, charts, and tables that help explain concepts and subjects, as well as 1,200 maps and flags from across the globe. Britannica Student
...13) Thomas Aquinas
Pub. Date
1955
Language
English
Description
The Summa Theologica of Saint Thomas Aquinas
15) Darwin
Pub. Date
1955
Language
English
Description
The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex
17) Lucretius, on the nature of things, the discourses of epictetus, the meditations of marcus aurelius
Pub. Date
1955
Language
English
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Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"Every mysterious fact is connected in surprising and sneaky ways. Follow a trail that slinks from facts about spy gadgets to facts about hidden toilets to facts about secret languages to facts about thieving cats. And there isn't just one trail through these facts. Sometimes your path branches, and you can choose to uncover a completely different (but still connected) part of Secret FACTopia! Where will your curiosity take you?" -- Back cover.