been of a certain importance‚ presumably reflecting the presence of a bridge across the Aar River. The Roman settlement was probably destroyed in the later 3rd century. At the end of the 3rd century‚ a fortification was built at the bridge-head‚ on the south-eastern corner of the earlier vicus. This fortress was abandoned in the 4th century‚ and later replaced by a larger castle‚ comparable to late Roman fortresses protecting crossings of the Aar at Solothurn and Brugg. The medieval settlement
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First of all‚ the origin of Doegyal‚ traces back to the middle of 17th century. In fact‚ we deal with the events that took place in our history. So‚ it would be wiser not to come up with a preconceived idea of good or bad. First‚ we should first lay out all the recorded annals of that particular time in front of us‚ and study them thoroughly. Only then we would be in a better place from where we could form our own opinion independently. The whole affair started with trulku Dakpa Gyaltsen. So‚ In
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"Born on the Fourth of July" This book was incredible! In all truth this was the first book I have ever read cover to cover. The book‚ by Ron Kovic‚ as compared to the film‚ by Oliver Stone‚ had some impressive similarities. Both the book and the film did a great job of portraying Ron’s childhood in Massapequa‚ Long Island. From the little league games to playing war in the woods‚ leading charges and setting ambushes. This was especially well done in the movie‚ and exactly as I pictured them while
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Answers to Selected Exercises For Principles of Econometrics‚ Fourth Edition R. CARTER HILL Louisiana State University WILLIAM E. GRIFFITHS University of Melbourne GUAY C. LIM University of Melbourne JOHN WILEY & SONS‚ INC New York / Chichester / Weinheim / Brisbane / Singapore / Toronto CONTENTS Answers for Selected Exercises in: Probability Primer 1 Chapter 2 The Simple Linear Regression Model 3 Chapter 3 Interval Estimation and Hypothesis Testing
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Frederick Douglass’s Fourth of July Speech In 1852‚ the leading citizens of Rochester asked Douglass to give a speech as part of their Fourth of July celebrations. Douglass accepted their invitation. In his speech‚ however‚ Douglass delivered a scathing attack on the hypocrisy of a nation celebrating freedom and independence with speeches‚ parades and platitudes‚ while‚ within its borders‚ nearly four million humans were being kept as slaves. Fellow citizens‚ pardon me‚ and allow me to ask‚
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Compare with the period before 20th century‚ it is believed that we are now living in a modern century because of there were more important developments than in the past. Those biggest changes in separate areas such as computer‚ transportation‚ and medical technology have changed human beings live to be more convenience and easier. This essay will discuss how those three segments made human beings live changed. First‚ one of the biggest changes in the 20th century was in the area of computer technology
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The period between the 4th century and 6th century CE is known as the Golden Age of India because of the large achievements Indians made in the fields of science‚ technology‚ engineering‚ art‚ dialectic‚ literature‚ logic‚ mathematics‚ astronomy‚ religion and philosophy during the Gupta Empire. The decimal numeral system‚ including the concept of zero‚ was invented in India during this period. The peace and prosperity created under leadership of Guptas enabled the pursuit of scientific and artistic
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invented? 1) Row planting was first planted in the feudal period-6th century BC. This way of planting allows the crops to grow faster and stronger and they also realized that as the wind travels there is less damage in crops planted in rows due to the wind passing through gently. It is also more efficient in watering‚ weeding and harvesting the crops. (Stevenh) 2) The compass was created in the feudal period-4th century BC and was made of lodestone. The compass was first used by fortune-tellers
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in astrology‚ a discipline long interwoven with public and governmental astronomy‚ and not completely disentangled from it until a few centuries ago in the Western World . In some cultures astronomical data was used for astrological prognostication. Ancient astronomers were able to differentiate between stars and planets‚ as stars remain relatively fixed over the centuries while planets will move an appreciable amount during a comparatively short time. Early history Early cultures identified celestial
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these texts concern the so-called Pythagorean theorem‚ which seems to be the most ancient and widespread mathematical development after basic arithmetic and geometry. The study of mathematics as a subject in its own right begins in the 6th century BC with the Pythagoreans‚ who coined the term "mathematics" from the ancient Greek μάθημα (mathema)‚ meaning "subject of instruction". Greek mathematics greatly refined the methods (especially through the introduction of deductive reasoning and mathematical
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