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Encyclopedia Britannica: Britannica Kids: Ireland: Land and Climate
A description of Ireland's climate.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Britannica Kids: Byzantine Empire: Geography
This map shows the borders of the Byzantine Empire under Justinian, about 1020, and about 1360.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Britannica Kids: Ireland: Land and Climate
A description of Ireland's climate.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Code of Justinian
In this entry, you will discover how Justinian I comprised past laws extracts of the opinions of the great Roman jurists, turning it into the Corpus Juris Civilis, otherwise known as "Body of Civil Law." The Justinian code consists of...
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Provided here are the principles and sources of France's Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, a basic charter of human liberty that later led to the French Revolution and the French Constitution.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Andes Mountains
Brief overview of the Andes Mountains. Contains links to related topics and helpful facts about the Andes.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Eastern Orthodoxy
This entry provides an overview of Eastern Orthodoxy. Sections include the nature and significance of the religion, its history, doctrine and structure. It also includes sections on worship, sacraments and the church and the world.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Greek Law
Learn everything you ever wanted to know regarding Greek law. Begin your reading by discovering how city-states were governed in the 4th and 5th centuries. Then learn about the codification of the law over time. Within the article you...
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Volga River
In this entry you will read about the physical features, economy, and study and exploration of the Volga River, Europe's longest river.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Siberia
In this entry you will read about the land and history of the vast region known as Siberia.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Tojo Hideki
The life, military and political career of former Japanese Prime Minister Tojo Hideki are included here. Most known for his military attack against Pearl Harbor in 1941, Hideki was one of his nation's heroes.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: The Rio Grande
This entry provides a description of the physical features, the economy surrounding and the study and exploration of the Rio Grande river.
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1911 Classic Encyclopedia: Lettres De Cachet
A detailed explanation of the development and use of the lettre de cachet in French law. The text of this article is from the 1911 edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, which generally provided longer, more detailed articles that...
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Holocaust (Shoah) Research Resources
Site offers extensive research resources regarding the Holocaust of World War II. This site has won awards from the History Channel and Encyclopedia Britannica.
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Luminarium: Sir Walter Raleigh
This site provides links to information on the English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh and the text of many of his works. His interesting biography comes from an Encyclopedia Britannica article dated 1910.
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Omar Khayyam the Rubayyat of Omar Khayyam
The primary purpose of this site is to present the text of the "Rubayyat of Omar Khayyam." In addition the site's author provides a description of Omar Khayyam's achievements in literature and mathematics. Site contains reference to...
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Diversity Among Dipterans
Drawing of a wide variety of members of the Order - Diptera, including the horse fly and the mosquito.
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Encyclopedia Britannica Kids: King, William Rufus De Vane
Portrait of William Rufus King in his later years.
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Galileo Project: Niccolo Machiavelli
This site from the Galileo Project of Rice University provides an overview of Machiavelli's life with some focus on his work as a dramatist. The excerpt here is taken from the Encyclopedia Britannica, and you can use link to read about...
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University of California: Pheidias
Article taken from Encyclopedia Britannica about the Greek sculptor Pheidias. Discusses the Temple of Zeus at Olympia as well as his other works.
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Map/still:population Density of Spain.
A map showing the population density of Spain from the online edition of Encyclopedia Britannica.
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Joseph Smith, Detail From an Oil Painting by an Unknown Artist
Encyclopedia Britannica presents a biography on Joseph Smith, American prophet whose writings, along with the Bible, provide the theological foundation of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and other Mormon denominations.