Charles Sealsfield, Ethnic Elements and National Problems in His Works

Morality and Literature (Charles Dickens and his English Contemporaries)

Charles Darwin: the man and his influence

One of the most exciting parts of neuroscience is the rapidly growing field of developmental neurobiology. As in all scientific enterprises today, the increasing volume of literature means that most participants are content to peruse only material of the last two or three decades. However, in this particular area of research ideas and experimental data reported almost eighty years ago are of re...

Leonhard Euler: His Life, the Man, and His Works

On the occasion of the 300th anniversary (on April 15, 2007) of Euler’s birth, an attempt is made to bring Euler’s genius to the attention of a broad segment of the educated public. The three stations of his life—Basel, St. Petersburg, and Berlin—are sketched and the principal works identified in more or less chronological order. To convey a flavor of his work and its impact on modern science, ...

Oliver Goldsmith. His life and works

morality and literature (charles dickens and his english contemporaries)

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