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Isaac MOTTE, Congress, SC (1738-1795)

MOTTE, Isaac, a Delegate from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., December 8, 1738; appointed ensign in His Majesty’s Sixtieth Royal American Regiment, December 19, 1756, and promoted…

Oliver PHELPS, Congress, NY (1749-1809)

PHELPS, Oliver, a Representative from New York; born in Poquonock, Hartford County, Conn., October 21, 1749; completed preparatory studies; engaged in mercantile pursuits in Granville, Mass.,…

DK Encyclopedia

SPACE SPACE ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORIES CONSTELLATIONS SOLAR SYSTEM SUN Earth Moon MERCURY VENUS JUPITER MARS SATURN URANUS NEPTUNE PLUTO COMETS…

Chateaubriand, François René, vicomte de

(Encyclopedia) Chateaubriand, François René, vicomte deChateaubriand, François René, vicomte defräNswäˈ rənāˈ vēkôNtˈ də shätōbrēäNˈ [key], 1768–1848, French writer. Chateaubriand was a founder of…

Herzen, Aleksandr Ivanovich

(Encyclopedia) Herzen, Aleksandr IvanovichHerzen, Aleksandr Ivanovichəlyĭksänˈdər ēväˈnəvĭch hârˈtsĭn [key], 1812–70, Russian revolutionary leader and writer. A member of the aristocracy, he was…

social contract

(Encyclopedia) social contract, agreement or covenant by which men are said to have abandoned the “state of nature” to form the society in which they now live. The theory of such a contract, first…

Tocqueville, Alexis de

(Encyclopedia) Tocqueville, Alexis deTocqueville, Alexis deälĕksēs də tôkvēlˈ [key], 1805–59, French politician and writer. A nobleman, he was prominent in politics, particularly just before and just…

DK Earth: Farming

WHICH KINDS OF ANIMALS ARE DOMESTICATED? HOW HAVE MODERN CROPS BEEN DEVELOPED? WHAT ARE STAPLE FOOD CROPS? WHERE IS RICE GROWN? MECHANIZED FARMING WHAT IS ORGANIC FARMING? FIND OUT MOREThousands…

The World's Most Notorious Despots

The World's Most Notorious Despots by Borgna Brunner Top Ten Despots Tamerlane Ivan the Terrible Robespierre Joseph Stalin Adolph Hitler Mao Zedong Francois…