Cornell University - Conception of Cornell. When Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White met in the New York Senate in January 1864, each a newly elected member, their eventual partnership seemed unlikely. Although both valued egalitarianism, science, and education, they had come from two very different backgrounds. Ezra Cornell, a self-made businessman and austere, pragmatic telegraph mogul, made his fortune on the Western Union Telegraph Company stock he received during the consolidation that led to its fo ...

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Aldous Leonard Huxley (July 26, 1894 – November 22, 1963) was a British writer who emigrated to the United States. He was a member of the famous Huxley family who produced a number of brilliant scientific minds. Best known for his novels and wide-ranging output of essays, he also published short stories, poetry, travel writing, and film stories and scripts. Through his novels and essays Huxley functioned as an examiner and sometimes critic of social mores, societal norms and ideals, and possible misapplications of science in human l ...

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• Aldous Huxley - Biography
• Aldous Huxley - Early years
• Aldous Huxley - Middle years
• Aldous Huxley - Later years
• Aldous Huxley - Death and afterwards
• Aldous Huxley - Films
• Aldous Huxley - Selected works
• Aldous Huxley - Novels
• Aldous Huxley - Short stories
• Aldous Huxley - Poetry
• Aldous Huxley - Travel writing
• Aldous Huxley - Essays
• Aldous Huxley - Philosophy
• Aldous Huxley - Biography
• Aldous Huxley - Children's literature
• Aldous Huxley - Collections
• Aldous Huxley - Quotes
• Aldous Huxley - Trivia

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Kosovo:    1,672,000 Serbia (excluding Kosovo):    67,000 Republic of Macedonia:    509,000 Greece:    650,000 Italy:    233,000 Sweden:    40,000 Denmark:    8,000 USA:    114,000 France:    20,000 Slovenia:    6,000 Croatia:    4,500 Romania:    500 Belgium:  
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• Albanians - Population
• Albanians - Culture
• Albanians - Contribution to humanity
• Albanians - Language
• Albanians - Religion
• Albanians - Symbolism
• Albanians - History
• Albanians - Ethnic Albanians
• Albanians - Albanian Nationalism

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Alchemy is an early protoscientific and philosophical discipline combining the elements of chemistry, metallurgy, physics, medicine, astrology, semiotics, mysticism, and art. Alchemy has been practiced in ancient Egypt, India, and China, in Classical Greece and Rome, in the Islamic Empire, and then in Europe up to the 19th century — in a complex network of schools and philosophical systems spanning at least 2500 years. The alchemists did not follow what is now known as the scientific method, and much of the "knowledge" they p ...

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• Alchemy - Overview
• Alchemy - Alchemy as a proto-science
• Alchemy - The changing goals of alchemy
• Alchemy - Alchemy and astrology
• Alchemy - Alchemy in the age of science
• Alchemy - Alchemy as a subject of historical research
• Alchemy - Etymology
• Alchemy - History
• Alchemy - Alchemy in Ancient Egypt
• Alchemy - Chinese alchemy
• Alchemy - Indian alchemy
• Alchemy - Alchemy in the Greek world
• Alchemy - Alchemy in the Roman Empire
• Alchemy - Alchemy in the Islamic world
• Alchemy - Alchemy in Medieval Europe
• Alchemy - Alchemy in the Modern Age and Renaissance
• Alchemy - The decline of Western alchemy
• Alchemy - Modern 'alchemy'
• Alchemy - Alchemy in art and entertainment
• Alchemy - Literature
• Alchemy - Music
• Alchemy - Other alchemical pages
• Alchemy - Related and alternative philosophies
• Alchemy - Scientific connections
• Alchemy - Substances of the alchemists
• Alchemy - Other resources

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The American Philosophical Society, founded in 1743 by founding father Benjamin Franklin, continues to operate to this day. Through research grants, published journals, the upkeep of an extensive library, and regular meetings, the Society continues to advance careful study in a wide variety of disciplines (in the humanities and the sciences). American Philosophical Society - History of the Society. From the beginning, the Society attracted some of America's finest minds. Early members included George Washin ...

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• American Philosophical Society - History of the Society
• American Philosophical Society - Society Awards
• American Philosophical Society - Society Publications
• American Philosophical Society - External link

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Art school is a colloquial term for any educational institution (whether secondary, post-secondary/undergraduate, or graduate/postgraduate) with a primary focus on the visual arts, especially graphic design, illustration, painting, photography, and sculpture. They are distinguished from larger institutions which may also offer majors or degrees in the visual arts, but only as one part of a broad-based range of programs (such as the liberal arts and sciences). If accredited as a college, most art schools grant a Bachelor of Fine Arts, or a Fine Art B.A. ...

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• Art school - Art schools in the United Kingdom

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A Bachelor of Science (B.S., B.Sc. or less commonly, S.B. or Sc.B. from the Latin Scientiae Baccalaureus) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for courses taken that generally last three years in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Germany, India, Quebec, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and South Africa or four years in North America and Scotland In North America, a Bachelor of Science degree usually requires students to take a majority of their courses (usually one half or t ...

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A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B., from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. Bachelor of Arts - Duration. A BA program generally lasts three years in the United Kingdom (except Scotland), New Zealand and Australia or four years in the United States. BA programs are increasingly taking about five (rather than four) years to complete in the USA because a student must take more than 12 credit h ...

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• Bachelor of Arts - Duration
• Bachelor of Arts - Coursework
• Bachelor of Arts - Difference between the BA and BS
• Bachelor of Arts - EU harmonisation

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A bachelor's degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three or four years. (Note that some postgraduate degrees are entitled Bachelor of ..., e.g. the University of Oxford's Bachelor of Civil Law and Bachelor of Philosophy.) Bachelor's degree - Honours degrees and academic distinctions. Under the British system, and those influenced by it such as the Irish, Indian, Singaporean, and Hong Kong systems, undergraduate degrees are differentiated ei ...

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• Bachelor's degree - Honours degrees and academic distinctions
• Bachelor's degree - Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees
• Bachelor's degree - Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery
• Bachelor's degree - New bachelor's degrees

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Auguste Comte (full name Isidore Marie Auguste François Xavier Comte) (January 17 (recorded January 19), 1798 - September 5, 1857) was a positivist thinker and came up with the term of sociology to name the new science made by Saint-Simon. Auguste Comte - His life. Known as the 'father of sociology', he was born in Montpellier, in southwestern France. After attending school there, Comte was allowed to study at the École Polytechnique in Paris. The École Polytechnique was a place adhering t ...

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• Auguste Comte - His legacy

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Agrophysics is a new branch of science bordering on physics and agronomy, whose objects of study are the ecosystem and the biological object affected by human activity, studied and described using the methods of physical sciences. Agrophysics is closely related to biophysics, but is restricted to the biology of the plants and animals involved in agricultural activities and biodiversity. It is different from biophysics in having the necessity of taking into account the specific features of the research objects, which involves the knowledge of ag ...

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The Swiss Confederation or Switzerland (Latin: Confoederatio Helvetica) is a landlocked federal republic in Europe, bordering Germany, France, Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein. The country has a strong tradition of political and military neutrality, but also of international cooperation, and is home to many international organisations. Confoederatio Helvetica is the Latin official name. The use of Latin avoids having to choose one of the four official languages. The abbreviation (CH) is similarly used; for ...

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• Switzerland - History
• Switzerland - Politics
• Switzerland - Direct democracy
• Switzerland - Energy politics
• Switzerland - Cantons states
• Switzerland - Geography
• Switzerland - Economy
• Switzerland - Demographics
• Switzerland - Culture

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Modern Orthodox Judaism (or Modern Orthodox, also known as Modern Orthodoxy and sometimes abbreviated as "MO") is a movement within Orthodox Judaism that attempts to synthesize traditional observance and values with the secular modern world. It is broadly defined as the effort to adapt Orthodox Judaism to modernity and to avoid the social and/or cultural isolation which livi ...

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• Modern Orthodox Judaism - Philosophy
• Modern Orthodox Judaism - Roots
• Modern Orthodox Judaism - Torah Umadda
• Modern Orthodox Judaism - Religious Zionism
• Modern Orthodox Judaism - Comparison with other movements
• Modern Orthodox Judaism - Haredi Judaism
• Modern Orthodox Judaism - Neo-Orthodoxy
• Modern Orthodox Judaism - Conservative Judaism
• Modern Orthodox Judaism - Right and Left
• Modern Orthodox Judaism - Modern forms of textual criticism
• Modern Orthodox Judaism - Criticism
• Modern Orthodox Judaism - Standards of observance
• Modern Orthodox Judaism - Introduction of reforms
• Modern Orthodox Judaism - Difficulties inherent
• Modern Orthodox Judaism - Important figures
• Modern Orthodox Judaism - Modern Orthodox advocacy groups
• Modern Orthodox Judaism - Modern Orthodox Congregations
• Modern Orthodox Judaism - Resources

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The Society of Jesus (Societas Iesu/Jesu (S.J.) in Latin) is a Christian religious order of the Roman Catholic Church in direct service to the Pope. Its members, known as Jesuits since the Protestant Reformation, have been called "Footsoldiers of the Pope" in part because the Society's founder, Saint Ignatius of Loyola, was a soldier before his conversion. Today, Jesuits number over 20,000 and comprise the largest religious order in the Catholic Church. Jesuit priests and brothers are engaged in mini ...

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• Society of Jesus - Foundation
• Society of Jesus - The name Jesuit
• Society of Jesus - Early works
• Society of Jesus - Expansion
• Society of Jesus - Suppression and Restoration
• Society of Jesus - Jesuits today
• Society of Jesus - Controversies
• Society of Jesus - Famous Jesuits
• Society of Jesus - Jesuit institutions
• Society of Jesus - Jesuit buildings

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In education, certification, counselling, and many other fields, a test or exam (short for examination) is a tool or technique intended to measure students' expression of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. A test has more questions of greater difficulty and requires more time for completion than a quiz. It is usually divided into two or more sections, each covering a different area of the domainIncluding:

• Test student assessment - Types of questions
• Test student assessment - Multiple-choice questions
• Test student assessment - Free-response questions
• Test student assessment - Practical examination
• Test student assessment - Limitations of testing and associated issues
• Test student assessment - The SAT and other high-stakes exams
• Test student assessment - Readings
• Test student assessment - International exams internal

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Archaeology, archeology or archæology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech/discourse) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains and environmental data, including architecture, artifacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. The goals of archaeology are to document and explain the origins and development of human culture, understand culture history, chronicle cultural evolution, and study human behavi ...

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• Archaeology - Usage note
• Archaeology - Ontology and definition
• Archaeology - Importance and applicability
• Archaeology - Goals
• Archaeology - Academic sub-disciplines
• Archaeology - Cultural resources management
• Archaeology - Field methods
• Archaeology - Survey
• Archaeology - Excavation
• Archaeology - Post-excavation analysis
• Archaeology - History of archaeology
• Archaeology - Archaeological theory
• Archaeology - Public archaeology
• Archaeology - Pseudoarchaeology
• Archaeology - Looting
• Archaeology - Public outreach
• Archaeology - Descendant peoples

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Nature (also called the material world, the material universe, the natural world, and the natural universe) is all matter and energy, especially in its essential form. Nature is the subject of scientific study, and the history of the concept is linked to the history of science. The English word derives from a Latin term, natura, which was in turn a translation of a Greek term, physis (φύσις). Natura is related to the Latin words relating to "birth", while physis relates to Greek words relating to "grow ...

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• Nature - Scientific divisions of Nature
• Nature - Nature outside Earth and its atmosphere
• Nature - Life
• Nature - Chemicals
• Nature - Matter and force
• Nature - Earth
• Nature - Philosophy of Nature
• Nature - Metaphysics
• Nature - The natural and the artificial
• Nature - Beauty in Nature
• Nature - Related concepts

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William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is the co-founder, chairman, and chief software architect of Microsoft Corporation, the world's largest computer software company. According to Forbes magazine, Gates is the world's wealthiest person, with a net worth of approximately US $51 billion, as of September 2005[3]. Gates is one of the best-known entrepreneurs of the personal computer revolution and has become an iconic figure ...

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• Bill Gates - Early life
• Bill Gates - Microsoft
• Bill Gates - Personal life
• Bill Gates - Influence and wealth
• Bill Gates - Popular culture
• Bill Gates - Works
• Bill Gates - Notes
• Bill Gates - References and further reading

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Academic publishing describes a system of publishing that is necessary in order for academic scholars to review work and make it available for a wider audience. The "system," which is probably disorganized enough not to merit the title, varies widely by field, and is also always changing, if often slowly. Most academic work is published in journal article or book form. In publishing, STM publishing is an abbreviation for a ...

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• Academic publishing - History
• Academic publishing - Academic paper
• Academic publishing - Peer review
• Academic publishing - Publishing process
• Academic publishing - Publishing by discipline
• Academic publishing - Sciences
• Academic publishing - Social sciences
• Academic publishing - Humanities
• Academic publishing - Current status and development
• Academic publishing - Distribution and business aspects

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Theory has a number of distinct meanings in different fields of knowledge, depending on the context and their methodologies. Theory - Etymology. The word ‘theory’ derives from the Greek ‘theorein’, which means ‘to look at’. According to some sources, it was used frequently in terms of ‘looking at’ a theatre stage, which may explain why sometimes the word ‘theory’ is used as something provisional or not completely resembling real. The term ‘theoria’ (a noun) was already used by ...

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• Theory - Etymology
• Theory - Science
• Theory - Models
• Theory - Types of theories
• Theory - Further explanation of a scientific theory
• Theory - Characteristics
• Theory - Mathematics
• Theory - Other fields
• Theory - List of famous theories
• Theory - Reference

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