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I decided to spend the next couple of months reading one "modern language" Federalist Paper a day, and summarize a 3-min version so I can have a reference of what each of them covers and then decide which ones to focus on my next time around when I read them in the original language with an online dictionary open on my browser. ------------------- Federalist Number 1 The Articles of Confederation have not established a workable government, so we've come up with a new Constitution. Is it possible for a society to create its own government? Now is the right time to find out. Some politicians fear that a stronger federal government will diminish their own power in their state government. They would prefer to be split up into regions or separate confederate countries. They will try to plant fears that a united federal government will threaten your individual liberty. But don't be too quick to believe them -- even tyrants have often gained power initially by claimi...

Great Astronomers in Modern English by Sir Robert S. Ball, 1895 (paraphrased by Leslie Noelani Laurio) To view the table of contents for the rest of this book, click here . Tycho Brahe, 1546-1601     Developed astronomical instruments and catalogued over 770 stars. The most colorful character in the history of astronomy is the famous Dutch astronomer, Tycho Brahe [ he is usually referred to simply as Tycho -- which is pronounced TEE-koh ]. He was just as infamous for his lively personality and quirks as he was for his scientific genius. He makes an ideal subject for any biographer because of his adventurous career as a philosopher, his inclination for luxury as a Danish noble, his fiercely devoted friendships, and his furious quarrels. But it's his magnificent work in astronomy that has given him enduring fame. His life has been published in the book "Tycho Brahe" by John Louis Emil Dreyer [ 1890; online at archive.org and Wiki ]. Dr. Dreyer is a Danish astro...