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Charles Robert Darwin FRS FRGS FLS FZS JP [6] ( / ˈdɑːrwɪn / [7] DAR-win; 12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist, geologist and biologist, [8] widely known for his contributions to evolutionary biology. His proposition that all species of life have descended from a common ancestor is now generally accepted and ...
Pyrus dioica Moench. An apple is a round, edible fruit produced by an apple tree ( Malus spp., among them the domestic or orchard apple; Malus domestica ). Apple trees are cultivated worldwide and are the most widely grown species in the genus Malus. The tree originated in Central Asia, where its wild ancestor, Malus sieversii, is still found.
t. e. Generally, a quitclaim is a formal renunciation of a legal claim against some other person, or of a right to land. [1] A person who quitclaims renounces or relinquishes a claim to some legal right, or transfers a legal interest in land. [2] Originally a common-law concept dating back to Medieval England, the expression is in modern times ...
In the 19th century, the college expanded into graduate and professional instruction, awarding the first PhD in the United States in 1861 and organizing as a university in 1887. Yale's faculty and student populations grew rapidly after 1890 due to the expansion of the physical campus and its scientific research programs.
Spartacus ( Greek: Σπάρτακος, translit. Spártakos; Latin: Spartacus; c. 103–71 BC) was a Thracian gladiator ( Thraex) who was one of the escaped slave leaders in the Third Servile War, a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic . Historical accounts of his life come primarily from Plutarch and Appian, who wrote more than a ...
Hirohito [a] (29 April 1901 – 7 January 1989), posthumously honored as Emperor Shōwa, [b] was the 124th emperor of Japan, reigning from 1926 until his death in 1989. He was one of the longest-reigning monarchs in the world, with his reign of 62 years being the longest of any Japanese emperor. Hirohito was born in Aoyama, Tokyo, during the ...
Vaccine [4] [5] (or sometimes vaksin [1] [2] [3]) are rudimentary single-note trumpets found in Haiti and, to a lesser extent, the Dominican Republic [6] as well as Jamaica. [3] They consist of a simple tube, usually bamboo, with a mouthpiece at one end. They are thus also referred to as banbou [7] or bambú, [6] as well as bois bourrique [4 ...
Sagrada Família. / 41.40369°N 2.17433°E / 41.40369; 2.17433. The main material used is stone. The Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família, [a] otherwise known as Sagrada Família, is a church under construction in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is the largest unfinished Catholic church in the world.