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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. Engraving by Cosomo Colombini (d. 1812) after a Leonardo self portrait. Ca. 1500.

10 Famous Artworks by Leonardo da Vinci

Statue of Liberty in front of the skyline of Manhattan, New York City, New York.

Who Was the Woman Behind the Statue of Liberty?

Panoramic view at sunrise of moai, Ahu Tongariki, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Chile

6 Lost Civilizations

Bar graph of the United States Death Toll during major events. Infogram chart.

U.S. Death Toll During Major Events

Hindu Holi Festival celebrations with colored water, powder and colorful flower petals thrown over celebrants at a Hindu temple in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India on March 24, 2021.

Holi: Festival of Colors

Young boys working in a thread spinning mill in Macon, Georgia, 1909. Boys are so small they have to climb onto the spinning frame to reach and fix broken threads and put back empty bobbins. Child labor. Industrial revolution

The Rise of the Machines: Pros and Cons of the Industrial Revolution

World map. Continents. Oceans. Mendel thumb ok

Just How Many Oceans Are There?

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Franklinian Geosyncline Tasman Geosyncline Beltian Geosyncline Appalachian Geosyncline taphrogeosyncline Adelaide Geosyncline Alpine Geosyncline paraliageosyncline miogeosyncline eugeosyncline oceanic crust continental crust mineral rock

Key People

James Hall

American geologist

Émile Haug

French geologist