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Jedediah Buxton

Jedediah Buxton (1707–1772) was a noted English mental calculator, born at Elmton, near Creswell, in Derbyshire. (Wikipedia).

Jedediah Buxton
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John Norris Bahcall - Part I

A Celebration of the Life and Work of John Norris Bahcall October 29, 2005 Nathan Seiberg, Art McDonald, Wick Haxton and Carlos Pena-Garay John Norris Bahcall, Richard Black Professor of Astrophysics in the School of Natural Sciences at the Institute for Advanced Study, recipient of the

From playlist Natural Sciences

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Sir Norman Birkett - This I Believe - 1950s Radio Broadcast

William Norman Birkett, 1st Baron Birkett, PC, QC was a British barrister, judge, politician and preacher who served as the alternate British judge during the Nuremberg Trials. Member of Parliament for Nottingham East. (Wikipedia) An episode of the CBS Radio Network programme hosted by Ed

From playlist Voices of History

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Redwood National Park 4K - Scenic Drive - California

Driving through the best stretch of road in Redwood National Park in Northern California USA. Known for having the world's largest (not tallest) coast redwood, which measures 20 feet (6.1 m) in diameter and 340 feet (100 m) tall. Just a couple miles east of Crescent City, this unpaved st

From playlist Landscape - National Park Drive - J Utah

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The BuShou of HanZi :彳

A brief description of the BuShou of 彳.

From playlist The BuShou of HanZi

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Ashley's 100, Mountain Men and Westward Expansion

The History Guy remembers the forgotten history of Ashley's 100, mountain men and westward expansion. FThe History Guy uses images that are in the Public Domain. As photographs of actual events are often not available, I will sometimes use photographs of similar events or objects for ill

From playlist History without War

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A Communion Of Subjects: Law, Environment, and Religion - Interview with Jedediah Purdy

The fourth installment of “A Communion of Subjects: Law, Environment, and Religion” features an interview with Jedediah Purdy, professor of law at Duke University and author of the forthcoming book After Nature: A Politics for the Anthropocene. Jed shares his insights on the Anthropocene,

From playlist A Communion Of Subjects: Law, Environment, and Religion

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Hunting: High Peak Hunt at Buxton (1930)

EMPIRE NEWS NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit https://www.britishpathe.com/video/VLVA8CQN4ZQWXXID7G6YXRNMR3NOJ-HUNTING-HIGH-PEAK-HUNT-AT-BUXTON High Peak Hunt meet at Buxton. Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: High Peak Hunt. Many distinguished people take part in pictu

From playlist EMPIRE NEWS NEWSREEL (REUTERS)

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Lagrange Bicentenary - Cédric Villani's conference

From the stability of the Solar system to the stability of plasmas

From playlist Bicentenaire Joseph-Louis Lagrange

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UK: England: Winter Joys - Tobogganning at Buxton (1928)

EMPIRE NEWS NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit https://www.britishpathe.com/video/VLVA17YLLLYHZ7K6WMXYYI9YH3VVZ-NEWS-BULLETIN-RELEASED-17-DECEMBER-1928 People at Buxton enjoying winter sports Full Description: CAPTION - WINTER JOYS Buxton, Derbyshire, England UK (Decembe

From playlist EMPIRE NEWS NEWSREEL (REUTERS)

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Citizen Kane: Crash Course Film Criticism #1

Try CuriosityStream today: http://curiositystream.com/crashcourse and use the promo code "crashcourse" to get the first two months free! Is Citizen Kane the BEST MOVIE EVER MADE? Is that even an answerable question? Michael Aranda will try to help us through both of these questions as we

From playlist Film Criticism

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Art and Science: Samuel F.B. Morse

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From playlist Art and history

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John Norris Bahcall - Part II

A Celebration of the Life and Work of John Norris Bahcall October 29, 2005 Eli Waxman, Buell Jannuzi, Scott Tremaine, Andy Gould and Peter Goldreich John Norris Bahcall, Richard Black Professor of Astrophysics in the School of Natural Sciences at the Institute for Advanced Study, recipie

From playlist Natural Sciences

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Vertebra by Kirk Haines

Help us caption & translate this video! http://amara.org/v/FGii/

From playlist MWRC 2009

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John Norris Bahcall - Part III

A Celebration of the Life and Work of John Norris Bahcall October 29, 2005 James Wolfensohn, Peter Goddard, Martin Rees, Boris Kayser, Edward Witten, Freeman Dyson, Vera Rubin, Frank Shu, Norman Lebowitz and Robert O'Dell John Norris Bahcall, Richard Black Professor of Astrophysics in th

From playlist Natural Sciences

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Constitutional compromises: The Electoral College | US government and civics | Khan Academy

In order to ratify the Constitution, the delegates made several compromises, including the system for electing the president. In this video, Kim Kutz Elliott discusses the reasons that the Framers created the Electoral College. View more lessons or practice this subject at https://www.kh

From playlist Foundations of American democracy | US government and civics | Khan Academy

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Are Fetal Heartbeat Laws Constitutional? (and the History of Roe v. Wade) -- Real Law Review

⭐️ Get my videos early & ad free (plus my exclusives!) only on Nebula. Save $10 per year! https://legaleagle.link/getnebula ⭐️ Can states circumvent Roe v. Wade? Is Roe still good law? What will happen in the Supreme Court? Check out Tab for a Cause: https://tab.gladly.io/legaleagle

From playlist Law Review News!

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Sir Charles G. Darwin - This I Believe (1950s) - Radio broadcast

Charles Galton Darwin, the grandson of Sir Charles Darwin, was an English physicist. Director of the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) during the Second World War.

From playlist Voices of History

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