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5 days ago · The Real Meaning of Humanity’s Origin Story. A new book shows what human prehistory has mistakenly taught us—and misunderstands what it still can. April 21, 2024, 6:00 AM. By Nikhil Krishnan ...
4 days ago · Words of Old Norse origin have entered the English language, primarily from the contact between Old Norse and Old English during colonisation of eastern and northern England between the mid 9th to the 11th centuries (see also Danelaw). Many of these words are part of English core vocabulary, such as egg or knife. There are hundreds of such ...
2 days ago · v. t. e. The history of mathematics deals with the origin of discoveries in mathematics and the mathematical methods and notation of the past. Before the modern age and the worldwide spread of knowledge, written examples of new mathematical developments have come to light only in a few locales.
5 days ago · eponymous: 1 adj being or relating to or bearing the name of an eponym Synonyms: eponymic
5 days ago · metamorphism: 1 n change in the structure of rock by natural agencies such as pressure or heat or introduction of new chemical substances Types: anamorphism metamorphism that occurs deep under the earth's surface; changes simple minerals into complex minerals epigenesis a geological change in the mineral content of rock after the rock has ...
3 days ago · Something done sine die has no definite date or period to resume. It’s legalese for “indefinitely,” and Latin for “without day.” If a meeting ends with no set day to get back together, it’s adjourned sine die.
5 days ago · Science is a rigorous, systematic endeavor that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the world. Modern science is typically divided into three major branches: the natural sciences (e.g., physics, chemistry, and biology), which study the physical world; the social sciences (e.g., economics, psychology, and sociology), which study individuals ...
