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1 day 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 · Tomás de Torquemada (born 1420, Valladolid, Castile [Spain]—died September 16, 1498, Ávila, Castile) was the first grand inquisitor in Spain, whose name has become synonymous with the Christian Inquisition ’s horror, religious bigotry, and cruel fanaticism. The nephew of a noted Dominican cardinal and theologian, Juan de Torquemada, the ...
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4 days ago · ‘The launch of the Second Crusade’, is actually about floating the idea of the crusade: the expedition to the Levant will not set out for another 100 pages. Uncharacteristically, the author falters briefly at the beginning of this chapter: he refers to ‘Louis’s brother, Hugh the Great’ as a leader of the First Crusade, meaning Philip ...
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3 days ago · During the 2nd millennium, the use of true bronze greatly increased. The tin deposits at Cornwall, England, were much used and were responsible for a considerable part of the large production of bronze objects during that time. The age was also marked by increased specialization and the invention of the wheel and the ox-drawn plow.
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5 days ago · A new video of Tony Martin and Tony Iommi discussing the BLACK SABBATH album "Headless Cross" can be seen below. "Headless Cross" is included in the "Anno Domini 1989-1995" box set of the Martin ...
5 days ago · Thutmose II (flourished 2nd millennium bce) was an 18th-dynasty king of ancient Egypt who reigned in the 2nd millennium BCE. He suppressed a revolt in Nubia, Egypt’s territory to the south, and also sent a punitive expedition to Palestine against some nomads.
