Perplexities
61Isaac ben Jacob Benjacob — (January 10, 1801, Ramgola–July 2, 1863, Vilnius) was a Russian bibliographer, author, and publisher. His parents moved to Vilnius when he was still a child, and there he received instruction in Hebrew grammar and rabbinical lore. Biography and… …
62Mankato Free Press — The Free Press Type Daily newspaper Format Broadsheet Owner Community Newspaper Holdings Publisher Jim Santori Editor Joe Spear Found …
63Conversion of John Randolph of Roanoke — While it has been asserted that John Randolph of Roanoke was an Islamic convert to Christianity, the reliable references about him prove otherwise. While they do mention he had a religious conversion in 1818, this was one of depth of belief in… …
64Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air — (1774–86) is a six volume work published by eighteenth century British polymath Joseph Priestley which reports a series of his experiments on airs or gases, most notably his discovery of oxygen gas (which he called dephlogisticated air ).… …
65Florentine Histories — (Istorie fiorentine) is a historical account by Niccolò Machiavelli, first published in 1532.BackgroundAfter the crisis of 1513, with arrests for conspiracy, torture and after being sentenced to house arrest, Machiavelli s rapport with the Medici …
66A Thurber Carnival — Infobox Play name = A Thurber Carnival image size = caption = Peggy Cass, James Thurber and Joan Anderson promoting A Thurber Carnival writer = James Thurber chorus = characters = First Man Second Man Third Man Fourth Man Fifth Man First Woman… …
67Rodney Needham — (15 May 1923 4 December 2006 in Oxford, United Kingdom) was one of the leading British social anthropologists. Born as Rodney Phillip Needham Green, Needham changed his name in 1947 the same year he married Ruth Brysz.His fieldwork was with the… …
68Dudeney — Henry Ernest Dudeney (* 10. April 1857 in Mayfield (East Sussex); † 24. April 1930 in Lewes, Sussex) war ein englischer Autor der Unterhaltungsmathematik. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben und Werk 2 Schriften 3 Literatur 4 …
69Ernest Dudeney — Henry Ernest Dudeney (* 10. April 1857 in Mayfield (East Sussex); † 24. April 1930 in Lewes, Sussex) war ein englischer Autor der Unterhaltungsmathematik. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben und Werk 2 Schriften 3 Literatur …
70James Thurber — James Grover Thurber (* 8. Dezember 1894 in Columbus, Ohio; † 2. November 1961 in New York) war ein US amerikanischer Schriftsteller und Zeichner, der durch seine Kurzgeschichten und Fabeln für den New Yorker bekannt wu …
