Search results for "The Spectator" - New World Encyclopedia
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- Football is the name given to a number of different team sports. The ... The varying forms of football have several aspects in common. They ...41 KB (6,352 words) - 10:33, 10 November 2023
- The Southern United States—commonly referred to as the American ... After the Civil War, the South was largely devastated in terms of ...38 KB (5,665 words) - 15:40, 4 February 2023
- as Classical Yoga or simply Yoga) is one of the six orthodox (astika) schools ... Raja yoga is concerned principally with the cultivation of the mind using ...21 KB (3,177 words) - 00:10, 8 December 2022
- a basketball through a 10-foot high hoop (the basket) under organized rules ... Points are scored by passing the ball through the basket from above; ...42 KB (6,657 words) - 11:07, 20 September 2023
- jumps from a hot-air balloon in 1797. The military developed parachuting ... Formerly, most parachuting was performed by the military forces of ...19 KB (3,068 words) - 22:48, 29 January 2023
- The word Magi refers to a class of ancient Zoroastrian astrologer ... scene with the Virgin and Christ facing the spectator, while the Magi devoutly ...20 KB (3,254 words) - 04:59, 5 November 2022
- (MLB) as a shortstop and first baseman for the Chicago Cubs between 1953 ... Banks is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. He began ...48 KB (7,068 words) - 20:11, 27 April 2024
- Gujarati writers and educators involved in the debate over social reforms ... Manilal's writings belong to the Pandit Yuga, or "Scholar ...44 KB (6,296 words) - 21:42, 30 October 2023
- and encouraged the use of her middle initial to facilitate this pronunciati ... by various Wimseys and published in The Spectator during World War II. ...39 KB (6,001 words) - 17:27, 30 January 2024
- ), a form of ritual dance drama, originated in the Southern Indian ... when cultural influences were eroding the adherence of the people to ...22 KB (3,220 words) - 17:09, 5 October 2022
- Honolulu is the capital and most populous city area in the United ... Honolulu's history includes habitation beginning in the twelfth ...22 KB (3,108 words) - 13:26, 2 February 2024
- A cowboy is an animal herder, usually in charge of the horses and/or ... in rodeos, while some work exclusively in the rodeo. Cowboys also spawned ...23 KB (3,523 words) - 06:14, 11 January 2024
- diplomat, and jurist, best known as the first Chief Justice of the ... Considered one of the "Founding Fathers" of the United States ...24 KB (3,727 words) - 22:16, 31 October 2023
- Volleyball is a globally recognized sport that found its origins in ... The complete rules of volleyball are extensive, but in general, play ...62 KB (10,612 words) - 21:01, 3 May 2023
- The Olympic Games (often referred to simply as The Olympics) are the ... The original Olympic Games began in c. 776 B.C.E. in Olympia, Greece ...28 KB (4,253 words) - 00:34, 18 November 2022
- in Giorgio Vasari's Vite (Lives of the Artists). Alberti studied ... mathematically coherent and related to the spectator. However, the technical ...24 KB (3,831 words) - 20:08, 25 October 2022
- and humanist who greatly influenced the cultural and literary renaissance ... *El Espectador (The Spectator, 8 volumes published 1916-1934) ...25 KB (3,932 words) - 01:34, 8 September 2022
- Kābul (Persian: کابل, IPA: [kɑː'bʊl]) is the capital ... Many empires have fought over the city during its 3,500 year history ...23 KB (3,382 words) - 16:50, 14 May 2024
- The America’s Cup is the most famous and most prestigious regatta ... During the year of the first World's Fair, American boatbuilders ...31 KB (4,811 words) - 02:52, 24 July 2023
- ), was an ancient Iranian prophet and the founder of Zoroastrianism ... C. S. Lewis, "Evil and God" The Spectator CLXVI (1941) ...25 KB (3,791 words) - 06:11, 13 June 2023
