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1 day ago · Seychelles [c] (/ s eɪ ˈ ʃ ɛ l (z)/ ⓘ, / ˈ s eɪ ʃ ɛ l (z)/; [9] [10] French: [11] [12] [13] or [14]), officially the Republic of Seychelles (French: République des Seychelles; Seychellois Creole: Repiblik Sesel), [15] is an island country and archipelagic state consisting of 155 islands (as per the Constitution) in the Indian Ocean.
Sep 14, 2024 · A human computer, with microscope and calculator, 1952. It was not until the mid-20th century that the word acquired its modern definition; according to the Oxford English Dictionary, the first known use of the word computer was in a different sense, in a 1613 book called The Yong Mans Gleanings by the English writer Richard Brathwait: "I haue [] read the truest computer of Times, and the best ...
2 days ago · Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950) was a British novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, and critic who wrote under the pen name of George Orwell, a name inspired by his favourite place, the River Orwell. [2]
1 day ago · Edgar Allan Poe (né Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales involving mystery and the macabre.
1 day ago · India, officially the Republic of India (ISO: Bhārat Gaṇarājya), [21] is a country in South Asia.It is the seventh-largest country by area; the most populous country from June 2023 [22] [23] and from the time of its independence in 1947, the world's most populous democracy.
4 days ago · René Descartes (/ d eɪ ˈ k ɑːr t / day-KART or UK: / ˈ d eɪ k ɑːr t / DAY-kart; French: [ʁəne dekaʁt] ⓘ; [note 3] [11] 31 March 1596 – 11 February 1650) [12] [13]: 58 was a French philosopher, scientist, and mathematician, widely considered a seminal figure in the emergence of modern philosophy and science.
2 days ago · Until about 1980, the majority of English language chess publications used descriptive notation, in which files are identified by the initial letter of the piece that occupies the first rank at the beginning of the game. In descriptive notation, the common opening move 1.e4 is rendered as "1.P-K4" ("pawn to king four").
