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Hace 4 días · October 8. Hiki Yoshikazu, Japanese warrior and nobleman. Minamoto no Ichiman, Japanese nobleman (b. 1198) November 4 – Dirk VII, Dutch nobleman and knight. November 30 – Abd al-Ghani al-Maqdisi, Arab scholar and jurist (b. 1146) [32] unknown dates.
Hace 3 días · First practical means of collecting energy from the Sun and turning it into a current of electricity. 1955: The hovercraft is patented by Christopher Cockerell. 1955: The intermodal container is developed by Malcom McLean. 1957: The laser and optical amplifier are invented and named by Gordon Gould and Charles Townes.
Hace 1 día · In the late 1500s and early 1600s, the Papacy led the Counter-reformation effort. Pontiffs such as Paul III and Pius V , exercised great diplomatic influence in Europe. Popes mediated the Peace of Nice (1538) between the Holy Roman Empire and France, as well as the Peace of Vervins (1598) between France and Spain.
Hace 2 días · By highlighting one particular era in one centralized site, the early modern period in Europe, the anthology provides a useful introduction to Spanish fashion of the 16th and 17th centuries with in-depth essays that treat distinct themes relating to its dissemination at courts throughout Europe.
Hace 3 días · The Birth of the English Kitchen, 1600-1850. London, Bloomsbury, 2016, ISBN: 9781441188083; 272pp.; Price: £65.00. In contemporary understanding, a kitchen is a space which houses a heat source and appropriate utensils for preparing meals. How and why this kind of kitchen emerged in England between the 17th and mid-19th century is the story ...
Hace 3 días · John Wise was a colonial American Congregational minister, theologian, and pamphleteer in support of liberal church and civil government. After graduating from Harvard College in 1673, Wise preached at Branford, Conn., and Hatfield, Mass. In 1680 he accepted a call to the newly organized church at
Hace 4 días · British Political Thought, 1500-1660: The Politics of the Post-Reformation. Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 2009, ISBN: 9780333574102; 448pp.; Price: £60.00. The subject of Glenn Burgess’ new book is an exciting one, and its author is well qualified to tackle it. Political thought is a lively and flourishing field within history, and Glenn ...
