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121Mario Christian Meyer — Born 4 June 1953(1953 06 04) Salta, Argentina …
122Anaxagoras and the atomists — C.C.W.Taylor ANAXAGORAS In the course of the fifth century BC the political and cultural pre eminence of Athens attracted to the city a considerable number of intellectuals of various kinds from all over the Greek world. This phenomenon, the so… …
123Muqaddimah — Not to be confused with Introduction to the Science of Hadith. The Muqaddimah (Arabic: مقدّمة ابن خلدون, Berber: Tazwarayt n Ibn Xeldun, meaning in English: Ibn Khaldun s Introduction), also known as the Muqaddimah of Ibn Khaldun or the… …
124Al-Kindi — Infobox Philosopher region = Arab scholar era = Islamic Golden Age color = #B0C4DE image caption = Syrian postage stamp depicting al Kindi name = Al Kindi birth = c. 801 death = c. 873 school tradition = Early Islamic philosophy, Mu tazili,… …
125Criticism of Wikipedia — Wikipedia is the largest free content encyclopedia project written by volunteers, as a result of which, it has attracted criticism. Notable criticisms include that its open nature makes it unauthoritative and unreliable (see Reliability of… …
126Cruz, Sor Juana Inés de la — born Nov. 12, 1651, San Miguel Nepantla, Viceroyalty of New Spain died April 17, 1695, Mexico City Mexican poet, dramatist, scholar, nun, and an early feminist. Born out of wedlock to a family of modest means, she was sent to relatives in Mexico… …
127Geography in medieval Islam — Islamic geography includes the advancement of geography, cartography and earth sciences under various Islamic civilizations. During the medieval ages, Islamic geography was driven by a number of factors: the Islamic Golden Age, parallel… …
128native American — native American, adj. a person born in the United States. [1835 45, Amer.] * * * ▪ indigenous peoples of Canada and United States Introduction also called American Indian, Amerindian, Amerind, Indian, Aboriginal American, or First Nation… …
