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The Scientific Revolution was a series of events that marked the emergence of modern science during the early modern period, when developments in mathematics, physics, astronomy, biology (including human anatomy) and chemistry transformed the views of society about nature.
Algebra is the branch of mathematics that studies certain abstract systems, known as algebraic structures, and the manipulation of statements within those systems.It is a generalization of arithmetic that introduces variables and algebraic operations other than the standard arithmetic operations such as addition and multiplication.
John Locke's portrait by Godfrey Kneller, National Portrait Gallery, London. John Locke (/ l ɒ k /; 29 August 1632 – 28 October 1704 ()) [11] was an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "father of liberalism".
Pennsylvania (/ ˌ p ɛ n s ɪ l ˈ v eɪ n i ə / ⓘ PEN-sil-VAY-nee-ə, lit. ' Penn's forest country '), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania [b] (Pennsylvania Dutch: Pennsylvanie), [7] is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States.
The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA, better known as FedLoan [1]) is a quasi-governmental agency that administers several state-level and national higher education student financial aid programs.
John Amos Comenius (/ k ə ˈ m iː n i ə s /; [1] Czech: Jan Amos Komenský; Italian: Giovanni Comenio; Polish: Jan Amos Komeński; German: Johann Amos Comenius; Latinized: Ioannes Amos Comenius; 28 March 1592 – 15 November 1670) [2] was a Moravian philosopher, pedagogue and theologian who is considered the father of modern education.
The Rivers Casino is a casino in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.It is owned by Holdings Acquisition Co. L.P., a joint venture of Walton Street Capital LLC and High Pitt Gaming LP. [2]
Suicide hijacking; Date: September 11, 2001 (): Summary: Terrorist suicide hijacking, crashed as a result of a passenger revolt in response to the earlier 9/11 attacks.: Site: Field (Flight 93 National Memorial) near the Diamond T. Mine, a coal strip mine in Stonycreek Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.