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The 17th century in Europe, particularly its latter years, is often considered the beginning of the Enlightenment, as nations across the continent experienced a surge in innovation and scientific progress, a period also commonly referred to as the Age of Reason. There was English natural philosopher, Francis Bacon, whose book Novum Organum challenged Aristotelian philosophy and stressed the significance of inductive reasoning.

Mayan Astronomy: The History of the Maya’s Measurements of the Planets and Stars examines what is known and unknown about the Maya’s astronomy, and why their astronomy was among the most accurate in the world.

The early history of Earth covers such vast stretches of time that years, centuries and even millennia become virtually meaningless. The first four billion years of its development are known as the Precambrian period. For the first billion years or so, there was no life in Earth. Then the first single-celled life-forms, early bacteria and algae, began to emerge. We don’t know where they came from or even if they originated on this planet at all.

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Warren Ray Benjamin, the best-selling author of Stock Market Investing: The Complete Crash Course, leaves no stone unturned when it comes to offering you an in-depth understanding of the stock market. Even if you have zero experience in stock market investing or stock trading, this three-in-one investing 101 book bundle will help you.

During the 17th century, the Netherlands, despite having only 1.5 million people in 1600, became a global maritime and trading power. By contrast, France at the time had 20 million people, Spain had 8 million, and England had 5 million. Nevertheless, Amsterdam became one of the most important urban centers in the world.

When people think about unidentified flying objects (UFOs), they tend to think of flying discs piloted by gray beings with large heads and enormous eyes. They also might believe that these sightings only started relatively recently and that belief in UFOs is some sort of modern phenomenon brought on, perhaps, by the very justifiable fears of a nuclear age. But a study of UFOs quickly reveals that people have been reporting the existence of unidentified flying objects since the beginning of recorded history, and perhaps a lot longer than that.

The early history of our planet covers such vast stretches of time that years, centuries, and even millennia become virtually meaningless. Instead, paleontologists and scientists who study geochronology divide time into periods and eras.

Worshipped by many cultures, one of the main deities of the great Aztec Empire, the “Lord of the Smoking Mirror,” is also one of the most interesting and elusive Mesoamerican deities.

In the summer of 1962, Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) began to express interest in targeting one of the South's most brutally segregated cities. Nicknamed “Bombingham”, the city had witnessed the bombing of over a dozen Black homes and churches in the previous five years. A victory in Birmingham was a goal that would embolden the Civil Rights Movement like never before. Together with Ralph Abernathy and other SCLC leaders, King recruited and organized volunteers for sit-ins, demonstrations, boycotts, and protests throughout the city.

The third and final installment of Adam’s Alluring Tale continues to follow the group into another, heavier mystery. The listener will see what became of the group after college, but will find that none of the friends have found complete happiness in their own world. They realize that there is an ominous reason behind this uneasiness, and they will face a problem much bigger than them, this time around.

Among those who were responsible for the projection of Ottoman power, few deserve as much credit as the Sipahi. Civilizations across the steppes and the Middle East relied heavily on cavalry, and the Sipahi were elite cavalry units during medieval times for a couple of powers. That said, they were a massive contributor to the success of Ottoman warfare, and during good times for the empire, the Sipahi were rewarded, to the extent that they became their own social class, much like the Janissaries.

Are you planning a trip to the national parks? What do you need to know before you go? National Parks Magic is a must-have resource for anyone looking to experience the beauty and wonder of America's national parks.

A prophecy tells of a boy who will defeat Hades and his cult forever...the son of Hercules. Steven Davenport lived a sheltered life in the new world with his mother, until one day he’s called to the island of Atlantis to train at the Academy of Apollo, school of the demi-gods. While there, he learns that he was intentionally hidden away from the mystical land his whole life because of the blood pumping through his veins. There are spies deeply embedded within Atlantis, who would like nothing more than to watch the life drain from his body.

Many ancient civilizations have influenced and inspired people in the 21st century, and the Greeks and Romans continue to fascinate the West today, but of all the world’s civilizations, none have intrigued people more than the Mayans, whose culture, astronomy, language, and mysterious disappearance all continue to captivate people. In the past decade especially, there was a renewed focus on the Maya, whose advanced calendar led many to speculate the world would end on the same date the Mayan calendar ended in 2012.

The Vietnam War could have been called a comedy of errors if the consequences weren’t so deadly and tragic. In 1951, while war was raging in Korea, the United States began signing defense pacts with nations in the Pacific, intending to create alliances that would contain the spread of Communism. As the Korean War was winding down, America joined the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization, pledging to defend several nations in the region from Communist aggression. One of those nations was South Vietnam.

In 1494, there were five sovereign regional powers in Italy: Milan, Venice, Florence, the Papal States and Naples. In 1536, only one remained: Venice. These decades of conflict precipitated great anxiety among Western thinkers, and Italians responded to the fragmentation of Latin Christendom, the end of self-governance for Italians, and the beginning of the early modern era in various ways. They were always heavily influenced by the lived experience of warfare between large Christian armies on the peninsula.

If you’re like most of us, you wish the day had at least 48 hours. Mastery of time isn’t our forte, and this is our primary downfall. We simply don’t know how to shut irrelevant stuff off and focus only on what matters. Did you know that during a day, you get interrupted an average of 60 times, even if you’re trying hard to stay committed to the task? Once disrupted, the human brain needs an average of 25 minutes to regain full focus.

Shove away the devil on your shoulder telling you that you can’t, and embrace the angel’s virtuous voice who believes you can...Are you stuck in a rut, not knowing which direction you are going in life or which direction you want to take? Do you struggle to find motivation in your everyday routine, feeling tired of your mundane quality of life, wishing you had the audacity to strive for your goals? Do you look up to those hard-working folk who seem to be able to grind 24/7, get everything they want done (and more), and thrive in life, yet wonder how on earth they do it?

The Inca Empire, which flourished in modern day Peru and along the west coast of South America, was the largest Native American empire in pre-Columbian America, until Pizarro and the Spanish conquistadores conquered them in the 16th century. What ultimately sealed their doom was the rumor that huge amounts of gold were available in regions south of the Andes Mountains.