Latin (lingua Latīna, [ˈlɪŋɡʷa laˈtiːna] or Latīnum, [laˈtiːnʊ̃]) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the Roman Republic it became the dominant language in the Italian region and subsequently ...

A À la seconde. French pronunciation: [a la səɡɔ̃d]) (Literally "to second") If a step is done "à la seconde," it is done to the side.'Second position'. It can also be a balance extending one foot off the ground in ‘Second Position’. À la quatrième. French pronunciation: [a la katʁijɛm]) One of the directions of body, facing the audience (en face), arms in second position, with ...

A garage compound used by NYC Parks abuts the villa directly to the south. The Tennis House, constructed in 1909–1910 by Helmle, Hudswell and Huberty, is located on the Long Meadow at West Drive, west of approximately 8th Street. The structure is a neoclassical structure made of limestone and brick, with a red tile roof.

Compound interest includes interest earned on the interest that was previously accumulated. Compare, for example, a bond paying 6 percent semiannually (that is, coupons of 3 percent twice a year) with a certificate of deposit that pays 6 percent interest once a year.The total interest payment is $6 per $100 par value in both cases, but the holder of the semiannual bond …

The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States.It is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., and has been the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800. The term "White House" is often used as a metonym for the president and his advisers.. The residence was designed by Irish-born …

Ancient Greek includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (c. 1400–1200 BC), Dark Ages (c. 1200–800 BC), the Archaic period (c. 800–500 BC), and the Classical period (c. 500–300 BC). Ancient Greek was the language of …

The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (1962; second edition 1970; third edition 1996; fourth edition 2012) is a book about the history of science by philosopher Thomas S. Kuhn.Its publication was a landmark event in the history, philosophy, and sociology of science.Kuhn challenged the then prevailing view of progress in science in which scientific progress was viewed as …

Wannsee (German pronunciation: [ˈvanˌzeː] ()) is a locality in the southwestern Berlin borough of Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Germany.It is the westernmost locality of Berlin. In the quarter there are two lakes, the larger Großer Wannsee (Greater Wannsee, "See" means lake) and the Kleiner Wannsee (Little Wannsee), located on the River Havel and separated only by the Wannsee …

The Ministry for State Security, commonly known as the Stasi (German: [ˈʃtaːziː] ()), was the state security service of the East Germany from 1950 to 1990.. The Stasi's function was similar to the KGB, serving as a means of maintaining state authority, i.e., the "Shield and Sword of the Party" (Schild und Schwert der Partei).This was accomplished primarily through the use of a network …

Polygyny (/ p ə ˈ l ɪ dʒ ɪ n i /; from Neoclassical Greek πολυγυνία (polugunía); from Ancient Greek πολύ (polú) 'many', and γυνή (gunḗ) 'woman, wife') is the most common and accepted form of polygamy around the world, entailing the marriage of a man with several women.