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Analysis and dynamic modelling of complex systems
With the recent advent of rapid genome sequencing and other high throughput measurement techniques, the biological sciences are<br>entering an unprecedented age of discovery. Biology is faced with a lot of facts that need an explanation. But while physics uses mathematics to represent the laws of …
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The Encomienda in the Philippines: The Dawn of Spanish Colonialism
The Age of Discovery and Expansion saw the emergence of Castile as a colonial power. Alexander VI, in his Papal Bull of May 4, 1493, granted the Kings of Castile dominion over the Indies and decreed that | "an imaginary demarcation line he drawn 100 leagues west of the Azores and the Cape Verde …
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Between the Map and the Territory: Taking the World Apart in the Age of Un-Discovery
<p>The map is demonstrative of a basic human impulse, the desire to understand our surroundings and our position within the world. Through the activity of mapmaking, we aspire to comprehend comprehensively, but the very nature of the map allows for only partial understanding. Despite this objective …
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Imagining other worlds: Defining the German Volksbuch through narratives of mobility
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2027-08-01