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Brahmagupta and His Significant Discovery Brahmagupta was born in 598 in Rajasthan, India and he was an Indian astronomer that may not get all the credit he deserves. Being an orthodox Hindu, he was very interested in the Hindu yuga system that focused on the measurement of the ages of mankind. Even though he mostly devoted his time to Indian astronomy, Brahmagupta when writing his books implemented a great amount of mathematics. This was seen especially in his most famous work…

After the German army invaded the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941, a new stage of the holocaust began. A new special action squad, or Einsatzgruppen, was formed. It was made up of Nazi SS units and police. They were also aided by residents of regions the Nazis had previously taken over. Einsatzgruppen (which means deployment groups in German) was a unit of the Nazi special forces. It was composed of members of the SS, the Sicherheitspolizei (Security Police), and the Ordnungspolizei (Order…

Censorship is the suppression of public communication that has been deemed objectionable, harmful, sensitive or inconvenient as determined by the government, media outlet or controlling body. Censorship has been a major topic of controversy since before Christ. The most famous case is reasonably that of Socrates, he was sentenced to drink poison for his corruption of the youth and his acknowledgment of unorthodox divinities (Newth,2010).Then, about 200 years later Emperor Qin Shi Huang of China…

Throughout history there have been many examples of people of power abusing the power they were given. Some of the most prominent were in ancient times. In the Roman Empire, as power changed from one hand to another, the abuse would range from very minor to the people fearing being randomly stabbed by their emperor. Some of the best examples of power abuse of the first century were known for randomly stabbing the citizens, matricide, forcing others to pay for their extravagance and killing a war…

set the grounds for renaissance and, in turn, modern day government. Charles I, also known as Karl the great or, even better known, Charlemagne, was born somewhere between 743 and 748 a.d. to King Pepin “The Short” of Francia, according to Encyclopaedia Britannica (Sullivan, 2014). It is unknown…

“Missouri Compromise.” Encyclopædia Britannica, 9 Dec. 2016, www.britannica.com/event/Missouri-Compromise. Accessed 1 May 2017. History.com Staff. “Compromise of 1850.” History.com, A+E Networks, 2009, www.history.com/topics/compromise-of-1850. Accessed 1 May 2017. ---. “Missouri Compromise…

During the years B.C. 598 to 587, an event took place called the Babylonian Captivity, and during this time, Jews were forcefully removed from the holy city of Jerusalem.(The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Babylonian Exile.) The text, “By the Waters of Babylon”, by Stephen Vincent Benet, the son of a priest visits an abandoned sacred city, which is most likely the city of Jerusalem. “By the Waters of Babylon”, Psalm 137, and two online sources tell important details about the loss of…

The Crimean War has been considered by many to be a war of blunders and mistakes, even though many of them were preventable. Poor planning, communication, and insight led the Crimean War to go into the history books as an incompetent and unnecessary operation on both sides. ------------> The main cause of the war was because of Russia’s desire to extend their influence, specifically over the Ottoman Empire. From this stemmed two main disputes: first of all, Russia was granted protective…

prenatal DNA test to see if their child will be born with Phenylketonuria. Health Care provider will take some cell from abdomen or vagina. The faster you find newborns with Phenylketonuria, it simpler to analyze and treat. ("Phenylketonuria (PKU)." Britannica…

Alek Zelbo History Essay November 25 Maglioni The Reasons Behind the Decline of Tsarist Russia There were four major factors that lead to the collapse of Tsarist Russia. Russia was very spread out, nearly 125 million people spread out across Europe and Asia, making it hard to govern. Russia became weaker because of World War I (losing 200,000 men) causing the Tsarist government to lose the support of the military. Tsar Nicholas had difficulty responding to any criticism or creating social…