History

August 5, 2021

3,700-Year-Old Babylonian Tablet Is Found to Be the Earliest Example of Applied Geometry

Even if you're not a mathematician, you may have heard of the Pythagorean theorem in school. This method of calculating the side lengths of right triangles is named for the 6th century BCE Greek mathematician and philosopher Pythagoras. Simply, the theorem states that the square of one leg of a right triangle, plus the square of the other leg, is equal to the square of the hypotenuse.

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July 1, 2021

Meet the Talented Brontë Sisters: Charlotte, Emily, and Anne

The book Wuthering Heights is a commonly read piece of literature in high school or college. In fact, the novel is one of the few works by female writers that is typically assigned in literature courses covering the canon of Western literature. To say the canonical works skew male is an understatement. However, three sisters in 19th-century England managed to bust their way into the male-dominated world of publishing.

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June 8, 2021

10 Facts About the Monumental Great Wall of China

As one of the most iconic man-made monuments in the world, each year the Great Wall of China draws millions of visitors from around the world. The immense fortifications are a triumph of engineering and stretch far across northern China. First designed to protect territories in China against nomadic tribes, it was also used as a customs depot along the Silk Road to keep order at the border.

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