The Life of Tycho Brahe

http://historicalbiographies.suite101.com/article.cfm/the-life-of-tyhco-brahe The Greatest Astronomer of the 16the Century Born in 1546, Tycho Brahe was one of the most noted astronomers of the 16th Century and a leading figure of the scientific revolution. Tycho Brahe was born on December 14, 1546 at his family’s ancestral home of Knudstrup Castle, in Denmark. Tycho’s father, Otte Brahe was…

The Life of St. Oliver Plunkett

http://catholic-saints.suite101.com/article.cfm/the-life-of-st-oliver-plunkett Following his canonization in 1975, St. Oliver Plunkett became the first Irish saint in almost 700 years. Read more at Suite101: The Life of St. Oliver Plunkett: The Patron Saint of the Irish Peace Process. Oliver Plunkett was born into a wealthy Anglo-Norman family in County Meath, Ireland on October 12, 1625. At the…

The Geocentric Model of the Solar System

http://astronomyhistory.suite101.com/article.cfm/the-geocentric-model-of-the-solar-system An Introduction to Ptolemaic Astronomy Geocentrism is an astronomical theory, central to the astronomy of Ancient Greece that posits that the Earth lies at the centre of the universe. The Geocentric model of the Solar System entered Greek astronomy sometime in the 6th Century BC in the writings of the astronomer Anaximander. Anaximander proposed…

The Story of the Canadian Flag

http://modern-canadian-history.suite101.com/article.cfm/the-story-of-the-canadian-flag The Great Canadian Flag Debate The Canadian flag debate took place in 1964, when a design for a new Canadian flag was selected in the mid-1960s. The so-called Great Canadian Flag Debate began on June 15, 1964 when Prime Minister Lester B Pearson proposed the design and selection of a new Canadian flag, to…

The Life of Edgar the Aetheling

http://monarchs.suite101.com/article.cfm/the-life-of-edwar-the-aetheling The End of the House of Wessex Edgar the Aetheling was the last male member of the House of Wessex. Edgar was proclaimed King in 1066, but never crowned. The nephew of Edward the Confessor, Edgar was born in 1051, in Hungary to Edward the Exile, the son of King Edward’s brother, Edmund Ironside.…

What is a Municipal Bond?

http://bonds.suite101.com/article.cfm/what-is-a-municipal-bond An Introduction to Small Scale Fixed Income Investment A municipal bond is a bond issued by a city or another local government agency. Municipal bonds can be issued by a number of different government entities, sometimes including cities, counties, school boards and publicly owned airports and seaports or any other government agency below the…

The Later Reign of Augustus

http://military-leaders.suite101.com/article.cfm/the-later-reign-of-augustus The Wars and Death of Octavian After Augustus set himself up as Emperor of Rome, in 27 BC, he took the title Imperator Caesar as his first name in order to closely associate himself with victory.  By the year 13 AD, Augustus had been proclaimed Imperator on the battlefield by his Legions 21 times.…

The Life of Harold Godwinson

http://monarchs.suite101.com/article.cfm/the-life-of-harold-godwinson The Last Anglo-Saxon King of England Ruling from January 5 to October 14, 1066, Harold Godwinson was the last Anglo-Saxon King of England before the Norman Invasion under William the Conqueror  As a result of his sister’s marriage to Edward the Confessor, Harold became the Earl of East Anglia in 1045. In 1051, he…