The Professor and the Mad Man written by Simon Winchester, is the story of the making of the Oxford English Dictionary. ... On the other hand there is James Murray, a very well educated man, who was pretending to edit an English dictionary. Professor James Murray, sent ou an anouncement about the making of the Oxford English Dictionary, asking for literary contributions. ...

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Considered one of the greatest rulers of all time, Emperor Kangxi brought China to a height of power unequaled by his predecessors. He brought China out of the dark ages by learning and introducing Western sciences that the Chinese had previously shielded themselves from. He also took an interest in...

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