Monticello and Jefferson Shaped American Inventions
The article contrasts Monticello with Mount Vernon, praising Thomas Jefferson as architect of his home and a prolific innovator. It highlights his contributions to farming, industry, seating design, plow molds, window frames, and patents, plus his roles as writer, musician, and patron of the arts.
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Estimating Lightning Distance and Storm Approach
Franklin noted for lightning as electrical. Dietz cites how to estimate storm speed by counting between flash and thunder. Light travels instantly relative to sight. sound travels about 1000 feet per second, giving rough distance from three seconds equals eight thousand feet. Thunderstorms move about twenty five miles per hour with observable cloud motion indicating approach or retreat.
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Europe Leads World in Christian Adherents Study
Europe shows the highest share of professing Christians, led by 67 percent Protestant and 14.08 percent Roman Catholic totals. The global Christian population is 28.14 percent, with 558,027,965 adherents and 1,416,049,560 non Christians, per Dr. Olaf Morgan Norlie of the American Lutheran Statistical Association.
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