field to study‚ the history of photography was an aspect that I found quite curious so decided to do some research. Although the history of photography is a broad subject I have decided to break it even further down on how the birth of the first picture and camera and when/were they were created. According to the book "A World History of Photography" written by Naomi Rosenblum‚ the idea of photography ranges all the way back to the year 1839. She writes that "London and Paris separately announced
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Ch 20 From Restoration to Revolution Multiple Choice Only Essays are still optional and worth two points each Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. The principal idea that guided the Congress of Vienna was: a. | the creed of economic and political liberalism. | b. | the restoration of the French monarchy. | c. | the principle of legitimacy. | d. | the utilitarianism of the Benthamites. | ____ 2. The Troppau Memorandum‚ which
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History of Nokia Nokia has a long history of successful change and innovation. In 1865‚ Nokia was originally founded by Fredrik Idestam‚ a mining engineer. Fredrik Idestam opened his first wood pulp mill in South-Western Finland‚ Tammerkoski Rapids. In 1867‚ Fredrik Idestam’s wood pulp invention was awarded a Bronze Medal in the Paris World Exposition (Kolvuniemi 1998‚ p.17). Three years later‚ Fredrik Idestam constructed a second mill by the Nokiavirta river‚ which inspired him to name his company
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The history of telecommunication began with the use of smoke signals and drums in Africa‚ theAmericas and parts of Asia. In the 1790s the first fixed semaphore systems emerged in Europe; however it was not until the 1830s that electrical telecommunication systems started to appear. This article details the history of telecommunication and the individuals who helped make telecommunication systems what they are today. The history of telecommunication is an important part of the largerhistory of communication
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History of Volleyball On February 9‚ 1895‚ in Holyoke‚ Massachusetts‚ William G. Morgan‚ a YMCA P.E. director‚ made a game called Mignonette as a fun game to pass time by ‚ to be mostly be played inside but could be played outside‚ by any number of players. The game took some of its characteristics from tennis and handball. Another indoor sport‚ basketball was becoming popular in the area due to the fact that it had been invented just ten mile away for Springfield Massachusetts‚ four years before
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THE HISTORY OF TENNIS The sport of tennis has been played for hundreds of years‚ but the game as it is known today is about 130 years old. By the 1850’s different versions of the game appeared. The eairlier version of the game was called "Sphairistike" invented by Major Walter Clopton Wingfield and first played by him on a grass court in Wales. It was called "Sticky" at first and in books about history of tennis and in popular usage came to be known as "lawn tennis". Eventually the game was played
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History of the Philippines: People first reached the Philippines about 30‚000 years ago‚ when the Negritos immigrated from Sumatra and Borneo via boats or land-bridges. They were followed by Malays‚ then Chinese beginning in the ninth century‚ and Spaniards in the sixteenth. Ferdinand Magellan claimed the Philippines for Spain in 1521. During the next 300 years‚ Spanish Jesuit priests and conquistadors spread Catholicism and Spanish culture across the archipelago‚ with particular strength on the
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least five continents (North America‚ South America‚ Europe‚ Africa‚ and Australia). During this period of silence‚ spread was unchecked by awareness or any preventive action and approximately 100‚000-300‚000 persons may have been infected. (qtd in “History”) The first awareness of AIDS was in June of 1981‚ when they found traces of PCP in five men in Los Angeles‚ California. This event occured when they believed only gay men could get the disease‚ so they were not worried about it spreading to heterosexual
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History of the Philippines The history of the Philippines is believed to have begun with the arrival of the first humans using rafts or primitive boats‚ at least 67‚000 years ago as the 2007 discovery of Callao Man showed. Spanish colonization and settlement began with the arrival of Miguel Lopez de Legazpi’s expedition on February 13‚ 1565 who established the first permanent settlement of San Miguel on the island of Cebu. The expedition continued northward reaching the bay of Manila on the island
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Oral History Have you ever read Oral history in your life? Oral History is the study of historical information recording of interview with people having personal knowledge of past events. For many years‚ authors have written myths‚ fables and parables. The problem lays arguments of whether oral history is reliable. I believe oral history depends positively in our society because oral teaches something about life. Also oral history is meant to explain a bigger picture. But sometimes‚ oral might
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