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Scientists compiled ... of the first measured century. WILLIAM CRONON: Turner is one of the new group of historians that emerges at the end of the 19th century, early 20th century, who are vocal ...

While noble status came with advantages, it was also considered inappropriate for a baroness to perform professionally.

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The theory of phlogiston, a fire-like element released during combustion, and the luminiferous aether beloved of 19th century physicists and ... an analogy with the famous engraving, now in ...

Researchers believe the remains found in a lead coffin in 2022 are those of the French Renaissance poet Joachim du Bellay.

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In Estonia, scientists ... famous early Irish text records how a woman known as Inghen Ruaidh—or Red Girl, after the color of her hair—led a fleet of Viking ships to Ireland in the 10th century.

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But now food scientists in Switzerland have ... of innovations by Swiss chocolate producers. In the 19th Century, Rudolf Lindt, of the famous Lindt chocolate family, accidentally invented the ...

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