Mahatma Gandhi

Gandhi not formally conferred 'Father of the Nation' title: Govt - Indian Express. Gandhi not formally conferred 'Father of the Nation' title: Govt. Mahatma Gandhi was never formally conferred the title of 'Father of the Nation' by the government.

Herodotus: The Father of History

Witness the "works and wonders" of the ancient world through the eyes of its first great historian. Herodotus became the first person we know of to see the past in new and fresh ways—not as a distant recess shrouded in legend and rumor, but as something that lies close at hand; as something that immediately affects the here and now; and as a subject whose great personalities and patterns of events can be studied in order to make the reasons behind them as clear as possible.

Given the number and the superb quality of the courses on classical literature that Professor Elizabeth Vandiver has contributed to The Great Courses, we knew that we had to bring her into our studio to lecture on Herodotus.

His monumental work, the Histories, was the subject of her doctoral dissertation and first book. And it remains one of her great loves among Greek and Roman writings.

Political science 

is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, nation, government, and politics and policies of government. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state.[1] It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems, political behavior, and political culture. Political scientists "see themselves engaged in revealing the relationships underlying political events and conditions, and from these revelations they attempt to construct general principles about the way the world of politics works."[2] Political science intersects with other fields; includingeconomics, law, sociology, history, anthropology, public administration, public policy, national politics, international relations, comparative politics,psychology, political organization, and political theory. Although it was codified in the 19th century, when all the social sciences were established, political science has ancient roots; indeed, it originated almost 2,500 years ago with the works of Plato and Aristotle.

Geoffrey Chaucer

(/ˈtʃɔːsər/; c. 1343 – 25 October 1400), known as the Father of English literature, is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages and was the first poet to be buried in Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey. While he achieved fame during his lifetime as an author, philosopher, alchemist and astronomer, composing a scientific treatise on the astrolabe for his ten year-old son Lewis, Chaucer also maintained an active career in the civil service as a bureaucrat, courtier and diplomat. Among his many works, which include The Book of the Duchess, the House of Fame, the Legend of Good Women and Troilus and Criseyde, he is best known today for The Canterbury Tales. Chaucer is a crucial figure in developing the legitimacy of the vernacular, Middle English, at a time when the dominant literary languages in England were French and Latin.

Altitude sickness

—also known as acute mountain sickness (AMS), altitude illness, hypobaropathy, "the altitude bends", or soroche—is a pathological effect of high altitude on humans, caused by acute exposure to low partial pressure of oxygen at high altitude. It commonly occurs above 2,400 metres (8,000 feet).[1][2] It presents as a collection of nonspecific symptoms, acquired at high altitude or in low air pressure, resembling a case of "flu, carbon monoxide poisoning, or a hangover".[3] It is hard to determine who will be affected by altitude sickness, as there are no specific factors that correlate with a susceptibility to altitude sickness. However, most people can ascend to 2,400 metres (8,000 ft) without difficulty.

Acute mountain sickness can progress to high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) or high altitude cerebral edema (HACE), which are potentially fatalChronic mountain sickness, also known as Monge's disease, is a different condition that only occurs after very prolonged exposure to high altitude

HistoryThe original city was held by tradition to have been founded by Romulus on the

Palatine Hill.

Tradition holds that the seven hills were first occupied by small settlements and

not grouped or recognized as a city called Rome. The denizens of the seven hills

began to participate in a series of religious games, which started to bond the

groups. The city of Rome, thus, came into being as these separate settlements

acted as a group, draining the marshy valleys between them and turning them

into markets (fora in Latin). Later, in the early 4th century BC, the seven hills

were protected through the Servian Walls.

Of the seven hills of current Rome, five (Aventine, Caelian, Esquiline, Quirinal,

and Viminal hills) are populated with monuments, buildings, and parks. The

Capitoline now hosts Rome's city hall, and the Palatine Hill belongs to the main

archaeological area.

Istanbul is known as the City on the Seven Hills (Turkish: Yedi tepeli şehir). The city has inherited this denomination from Byzantine Constantinople which - consciously following the model of Rome - was built on seven hills too.

How To Make A Volcano Experiment!

Our lava might have been homemade but the real stuff comes right out of volcanos! Let’s have a go at making our own volcano with a twist!

TOP TIP: An awesome extra idea is to decorate your volcano so it looks realistic, paper mâché and paint and all the rest! Here I just want to show you how to make sure it works – so your volcano erupts with a bang!

What do I need?

Washing up liquid

Vinegar

Cup or glass

Baking soda

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