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Love history (in particular, ancient and medieval history, and WWII); also love science (astronomy) and philosohpy.

Philosophy Timeline. History of Philosophy without any gaps. A&[Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy] PhD Comics Explains the Higgs Boson. Will the Missing Piece of the Universe's Grand Design Be Found? Extremely precise measurement of the mass of a sub-atomic particle by an Indian physicist has bolstered the hope of discovering the so-called “God Particle” – the last piece of the missing jigsaw puzzle in the atomic world that scientists need to explain the universe’s grand design.

Will the Missing Piece of the Universe's Grand Design Be Found?

This past Saturday, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory announced very accurately measuring the mass of a particle called W Boson. Precise measurement of that tiny mass narrows down the search for Higgs Boson—popularly known as the God Particle—which is being hunted in a mammoth underground experimental facility called Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Europe by spending billions of dollars. The new measurement is an important, independent indication of the mass of the theorised Higgs boson. It provides a rigorous test of the Standard Model that serves as the blueprint for our world, detailing the properties of the building blocks of matter and how they interact. What do you think? EyeWitness To The Middle Ages and Renaissance. Life in a Christian Monastery, ca. 585"When he was dead his body was not placed with the bodies of the brethren, but a grave was dug in the dung pit, and his body was flung down into it. . .

EyeWitness To The Middle Ages and Renaissance

" Crime and punishment in a medieval monastery: the monastery's Abbott provides insight into the monastic life. The Vikings Discover America, ca. 1000"There was no want of salmon either in the river or in the lake. " Five hundred years before Columbus, the Vikings discover a New World. Invasion of England, 1066The Norman conquest of Anglo-Saxon England described through the images of the 900 year-old Bayeux Tapestry. Anarchy in 12th Century EnglandThe Anglo-Saxon Chronicle paints a sobering picture of life in 12th century England that contrasts strikingly with Hollywood's image of the Middle Ages.

The Murder Of Thomas Becket, 1170The killing of the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Crusaders Capture Jerusalem, 1099The assault and capture of the Christian "Navel of the World" European History Interactive Map. World History : HyperHistory. From Churchill to Hitler - the history of World War Two (WW2) History: World Wars in-depth. EyeWitness to History - history through the eyes of those who lived it. THEOI GREEK MYTHOLOGY, Exploring Mythology & the Greek Gods in... - StumbleUpon.

Bread and Circuses. Free video lectures,Free Animations, Free Lecture Notes, Free Online Tests, Free Lecture Presentations. Open Culture. Open Yale Courses. The Top Five Collections of Free University Courses. Free History Courses. Sort by Titles Per Page 1 - 10 of 71 titles by Thomas W.

Free History Courses

Laqueur Available on: Audio Download | Online Video A overview of history of the world. By Richard Bulliet Online Video This course presents and at the same time critiques a narrative world history from prehistoric times to 1500. by Nathan F. The world is comprised of regions—this basic contention, as old as Western civilization, is at once commonsensical and problematic. by Thomas Sheehan Audio Download Who was the historical Jesus of Nazareth? By Joanne Freeman The American Revolution entailed some remarkable transformations--converting British colonists into American revolutionaries, and a cluster of colonies into a confederation of states with a common cause--but it was far more complex and enduring then the fighting of a war. by Isabelle Pafford by David Blight This course explores the causes, course, and consequences of the American Civil War, from the 1840s to 1877. by Christine Hayes by Clayborne Carson by Diana E.E. 1 - 10 of 71 titles.

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