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   Sep 6, 2024 · Columbia University Press is a leading publisher of scholarly and trade books in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.

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2. www.britannica.com › place › Columbia-RiverColumbia River | Location, Length, History, & Facts | Britannica

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   Aug 25, 2024 · Columbia River, largest river flowing into the Pacific Ocean from North America. The Columbia is one of the world’s greatest sources of hydroelectric power and, with its tributaries, represents a third of the potential hydropower of the United States. It is 1,240 miles (2,000 km) long.

3. guides.lib.berkeley.edu › subject-guide › englishEncyclopedias & Reference - Literature in English - Library ...

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   Sep 9, 2024 · Full text online collection of over 750 encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks and other reference works covering a spectrum of topics from the arts to the sciences.

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4. www.britannica.com › event › Columbian-exchangeColumbian Exchange | Diseases, Animals, & Plants | Britannica

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   Sep 11, 2024 · The consequences profoundly shaped world history in the ensuing centuries, most obviously in the Americas, Europe, and Africa. The phrase “the Columbian Exchange” is taken from the title of Alfred W. Crosby’s 1972 book, which divided the exchange into three categories: diseases, animals, and plants.

5. www.britannica.com › biography › Christopher-ColumbusChristopher Columbus | Biography, Nationality, Voyages, Ships ...

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   Aug 30, 2024 · Christopher Columbus, the intrepid Italian explorer, embarked on a historic voyage across the Atlantic in 1492 and opened up new horizons for European exploration and colonization.

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   Aug 28, 2024 · Online access to the full text of The Canadian Encyclopedia. In English and French. Encyclopedia.Com. A free online encyclopedia, Encyclopedia.com includes titles such as The Columbia Encyclopedia, Oxford’s World Encyclopedia, and the Encyclopedia of World Biography.

7. credoreference.libguides.com › cGeology in Credo: History of Earth - Credo Reference

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   Sep 11, 2024 · From The Columbia Encyclopedia. Paleozoic era (pā´´lēәzō´ĭk), a major division (era) of geologic time occurring between 570 to 240 million years ago. It is subdivided into six periods, the Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous, and Permian. Precambrian.