Ssanang Setzen has much more detail, and his narrative is interesting because, as Schmidt suggests, it apparently contains the only account extant of
Genghis Khan Wounded
During the action, having been hit by twelve arrows, he fell from his horse unconsciousContinuing Ghengis Khan Founds the Mongol Empire,our
Genghis Khan Grows His Power
He was not long in collecting a number of his men together, and soon managed to increase their number to thirteen thousand.Continuing Ghengis Khan
Galileo Versus the Inquisition
Today's installment concludes Galileo's Discoveries,our selection from Pioneers of Science by Sir Oliver Lodge published in 1893. For works
Galileo Discovers Moons of Jupiter
Jupiter, then, had moons like the earth -- four of them in fact! -- and they revolved round him in periods which were soon determined.Continuing
Galileo’s Telescope
Such a thing as Galileo made may now be bought at a toy-shop for I suppose half a crown, and yet what a potentiality lay in that "glazed optic tube,"
Galileo Advocates Copernicus’ Theory
Kepler urged him to publish his arguments in favor of the Copernican theory, but he hesitated for the present, knowing that his declaration would be
Galileo Experiments With Falling Objects
These doctrines of antiquity, which had come down hoary with age, and the discovery of which had reawakened learning and quickened intellectual life,
The Treaty of Berlin
Today's installment concludes The Berlin Congress of 1878,our selection from The Eastern Question: A Study in Diplomacy by Stephen P.H. Duggan