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81Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems — Frontispiece and title page of the Dialogue The Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems (Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo) was a 1632 Italian language book by Galileo Galilei comparing the Copernican system with the… …
82Jean Bodin — (1529/1530 ndash;1596)was born in Angers, France, and became a French jurist and political philosopher, member of the Parlement (not to be confused with the English Parliament ) of Paris and professor of Law in Toulouse. He is best known for his… …
83Arius — (AD ca. 250 or 256 336) was a Christian priest from Alexandria, Egypt in the early fourth century whose teachings, now called Arianism, were deemed heretical by the Church. In about the year 318, he was involved in a dispute with his bishop,… …
84London and North Eastern Railway — The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) was the second largest of the Big Four railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain. It existed from 1 January 1923 until nationalisation on 1 January 1948, when it was divided into the …
85Henry I, Duke of Guise — Coat of arms of the Duke of Gui …
86Angelo Sodano — (born 23 November 1927) is the Dean of the College of Cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church. He was the Cardinal Secretary of State in the Roman Curia from 1991 to 2006, now holding the title of Cardinal Secretary Emeritus of State. Sodano was… …
87Francis Parkman — (September 16, 1823 ndash; November 8, 1893) was an American historian, best known as author of and his monumental seven volume France and England in North America. These works are still valued as history and especially as literature, although… …
88Clive James — Born Vivian James 7 October 1939 (1939 10 07) (age 72) Kogarah, Sydney, Australia Occupation Essayist, poet, broadcaster Nationality Australian Notable work(s) Cultu …
89Theodore Hook — Theodore Edward Hook (September 22, 1788 August 24, 1841), English author, was born in London.He spent a year at Harrow, and subsequently matriculated at Oxford, but he never actually resided at the university. His father, James Hook (1746 1827) …
90Algonquin Round Table — The Algonquin Round Table was a celebrated group of New York City writers, critics, actors and wits. Gathering initially as part of a practical joke, members of The Vicious Circle, as they dubbed themselves, gathered for lunch each day at the… …
