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4 09, 2017

Who was the Roman goddess Venus? Roman religion

By |2017-09-04T16:45:03-07:00September 4th, 2017|Religion, Romans|Comments Off on Who was the Roman goddess Venus? Roman religion

Venus rising out of the ocean, from Tunisia in North Africa (300s AD) The goddess Venus was the goddess of growing things, gardens, love and fertility for the Romans. People sacrificed to [...]

19 08, 2017

What are planets? Astronomy – Space science

By |2018-09-10T17:46:23-07:00August 19th, 2017|Physics|Comments Off on What are planets? Astronomy – Space science

What are planets? The planet Venus from space Before there were planets For several hundred million years after the Big Bang, there were no planets, only stars. Planets couldn't form until the [...]

7 08, 2017

Enlightenment Science in Europe

By |2019-05-29T07:46:59-07:00August 7th, 2017|Math, Modern Europe, Physics, Science|Comments Off on Enlightenment Science in Europe

Gottfried Leibniz, a German mathematician - Enlightenment science What set off the Enlightenment? By 1650 AD, Europeans understood Islamic algebra and trigonometry better. Then they combined that with the exciting invention of the telescope and microscope (thanks to [...]

3 08, 2017

The Knight’s Tale – Chaucer – Canterbury Tales

By |2019-10-25T18:55:03-07:00August 3rd, 2017|Literature, Medieval|Comments Off on The Knight’s Tale – Chaucer – Canterbury Tales

Chaucer's Knight's Tale: Medieval knights in the Metropolitan Museum of Art A story about Theseus Chaucer set his Knight's Tale in ancient Greece, and it's about Theseus, the king of Athens in Greek mythology. (So [...]

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