The harpsichord generates sound by plucking strings when keys are depressed, in contrast to the piano which strikes them. This mechanism creates a distinctive timbre that is simultaneously bright ...

Animal Pictures and Facts Learn all you wanted to know about animals with pictures, videos, facts, news, and more. Composite photograph by Joel Sartore, National Geographic Photo Ark ...

The eldest son of Elizabeth and John Dickens was born in February 1812 on Portsea Island in the British city of Portsmouth, and moved around with his family in his younger years to Yorkshire and ...