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| Heliocentric model |
HELIOCENTRIC MODEL In astronomy, heliocentrism is the theory according to which the Sun is at the centre of the Universe. The word comes from the Greek ( helios = sun and kentron = centre). It was proposed for the first time in XVIth centur ... |
| The cultural context of the years after the first world war |
The cultural context of the years after the first world war Before talking about the cultural context I have to tell something about the political and social developments of this period. When Queen Victoria died, she was succeeded by he ... |
| The first and the second generation of romantic poets |
The first and the second generation of romantic poets First generation features The first generation ( Wordsworth, Coleridge, Southey). To a shorter period of optimism about French Revolution succeeds a longer period of despair, and pess ... |
| The first half of the 19th century |
THE FIRST HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY 1. The reforms the Government introduced under William IVs reign are: THE REFORM ACT s increased the number of electors and granted almost all members of the middle class the r ... |
| The First World War |
The First World War In 1914 Britain declared war on Germany as she had invaded neutral Belgium. The conflict soon became worldwide and lasted four years. At the start the British army consisted of volunteers, but two years later men ... |
| The first world war and the postwar period, the second world war |
THE FIRST WORLD WAR AND THE POSTWAR PERIOD The First World War broke out in Europe between Austria and Germany (the Central Powers) on one side, and England, France and Italy on the other. The American President was Woodrow Wil ... |
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