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1 Compound microscope : By the 1500s, the Dutch had applied their creativity to lens making. Several claims for the invention of the compound microscope had arisen by the year 1600. The compound microscope allowed people to see things you couldn’t see normally. 2 William Gilbert : The ancient world knew of magnetism but notContinue reading “History 100 Essay”

My grandparents and my aunt are moving into the house behind us in September. It is almost done. The outside is done (besides the landscaping) and they are working on the inside. Because they are going to live behind us, we are getting gates in the side fences so we can easily walk between houses.Continue reading “My Grandparents’ House”

Last month, I moved into my new house. It’s a custom house that was finished in late May. It has two floors and it doesn’t have a door at the bottom of the stairs like in the rental we were in, so we had to get baby gates because I have a one year oldContinue reading “Moving Into My New House”

1 Heliocentric Theory : Europe was beginning to change in 1500. Ptolemy said that everything orbited around Earth. The Heliocentric Theory says that everything orbits the Sun. 2 Nicolaus Copernicus : Nicolaus Copernicus was born in Poland in 1473. Copernicus was born in the Renaissance but wasn’t inspired by their culture. He gained interest inContinue reading “History Review Lesson 90”

1 Mariner’s Astrolabe : The Portuguese laid the foundation to nautical discoveries, and the Mariner’s Astrolabe was useful in the wind. It became popular because it was put in a book called “THE ART OF NAVIGATION”. 2 Double-Entry Bookkeeping : Italian merchants needed to develop better accounting methods. Luca Pacioli documented this technique in aContinue reading “History Lesson 85 : Review Of This Week”

If I could live anywhere, it would be Florida or California. I want to live in one of those states because I would like to go to LegoLand as a vacation. When I was little and we lived in California, we planned to go there for 4 days. But my mom got sick when weContinue reading “English Lesson 125 : If I Could Live Anywhere”

The English longbow helped the English defeat the French in The Hundred Years War. The spur made it easier to ride a horse in The Hundred Years War for things like jousting. The blast furnace made melting down raw ores like copper or iron more efficient. Plate armor was faster, more efficient, and cheaper toContinue reading “History Lesson 75 Review Of This Week”

My favorite animal is a cat. Before I was born, my parents had lots of cats. By the time I was born, there were only two left. Their names were Midnight and Molly. Midnight went out one night and never returned, so we thought she just went out and died like all dogs and catsContinue reading “English Lesson 120 : Favorite Animal”

1 Spectacles : Before Spectacles were invented, the years you were able to work as a scholar were very short. Because of bad eyesight, scholars had to retire earlier than they would have wanted. 2 Mechanical Clock : Before it was invented, people could only tell time by the water clock and the sundial. ButContinue reading “History Lesson 70 Review Of This Week”