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Genre. Fiction. Charles Martin (born November 3, 1969) is an author from the Southern United States. [1][2] Martin earned his B.A. in English from Florida State University and went on to receive an M.A. in Journalism and a Ph.D. in Communication from Regent University. He currently lives in Jacksonville, Florida [3] with his wife and three sons.
Self-portrait, Nicolas Poussin (1649; Gemäldegalerie, Berlin). Towards the end of the 1640s two major figures became patrons of Poussin [1] [2] The first of these was Paul Fréart de Chantelou, a friend of the artist, secretary to François Sublet de Noyers and collector of French art, whose commissions from Poussin included The Seven Sacraments and a self-portrait now in the Louvre [3] [4 ...
Principles of Geology: Being an Attempt to Explain the Former Changes of the Earth's Surface, by Reference to Causes Now in Operation is a book by the Scottish geologist Charles Lyell that was first published in 3 volumes from 1830 to 1833. Lyell used the theory of uniformitarianism to describe how the Earth's surface was changing over time. [3]
e. On the Origin of Species (or, more completely, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life) [3] is a work of scientific literature by Charles Darwin that is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology. It was published on 24 November 1859. [4]
Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (also known as Alice Through the Looking-Glass or simply Through the Looking-Glass) is a novel published on 27 December 1871 (although it is indicated [where?] that the novel was published in 1872 [1]) by Lewis Carroll, a mathematics lecturer at Christ Church, University of Oxford, and the sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865).
Edward Witten (born August 26, 1951) is an American theoretical physicist known for his contributions to string theory, topological quantum field theory, and various areas of mathematics. He is a professor emeritus in the school of natural sciences at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. [4] Witten is a researcher in string theory ...
British conservatism refers to a political and philosophical tradition in the United Kingdom that emphasizes the preservation of established institutions, [1] the rule of law, gradual societal change, traditionalism [2] British Unionism, [3] loyalism, euroscepticism, [4] a free market economy, [5] individualism [6] and a strong belief in personal responsibility.
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, KG (/ ˈ v ɪ l ər z / VIL-ərz; 20 August 1592 – 23 August 1628), [1] [2] was an English courtier, statesman, and patron of the arts.He was a favourite and self-described "lover" of King James VI and I. [3]