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"And yet it moves" or "Although it does move" (Italian: E pur si muove or Eppur si muove [epˈpur si ˈmwɔːve]) is a phrase attributed to the Italian mathematician, physicist, and philosopher Galileo Galilei (1564–1642) in 1633 after being forced to recant his claims that the Earth moves around the Sun, rather than the converse.
In 2009, David A. Ross identified "The Second Coming" as "one of the most famous poems in the English language," [7] echoing Harold Bloom who, in 1986, cited the piece as "one of the most universally admired poems of our century." [8] Critics agree that the poetry of Percy Shelley had a strong influence on the drafting of "The Second Coming."
The acquisition of Greenland by the United States, as proposed by President Donald Trump, continues to make waves on the other side of the Atlantic as a Danish politician became the latest voice ...
A condition X is necessary for Y if X is required for even the possibility of Y. X does not bring about Y by itself, but if there is no X, there will be no Y. For example, oxygen is necessary for fire. But one cannot assume that everywhere there is oxygen, there is fire. A condition X is sufficient for Y if X, by itself, is enough to bring about Y.
Trump lied incessantly and extravagantly in his bumptious bid for president, after racking up more than 30,500 false or misleading statements during four years in the White House, according to ...
The geographic poles are defined by the points on the surface of Earth that are intersected by the axis of rotation. The pole shift hypothesis describes a change in location of these poles with respect to the underlying surface – a phenomenon distinct from the changes in axial orientation with respect to the plane of the ecliptic that are caused by precession and nutation, and is an ...
Get ready for all of today's NYT 'Connections’ hints and answers for #587 on Saturday, January 18, 2025. Today's NYT Connections puzzle for Saturday, January 18, 2025 The New York Times
on the earth below, milked cow as a woman, and didst there bear children. Now that, methinks, betokens a base nature." Loki: "But, it is said, thou wentest with tottering steps in Samsö, and knocked at houses as a Vala. (Vala: seeress) In likeness of a fortune teller, thou wentest among people; Now that, methinks, betokens a base nature."