List at least 5 people and there contributions to the industrial revolution

What point is the author trying to make by comparing the travel times of the first transcontinental railroad and the first transcontinental flight?

Which of the following is the original meaning of the word college? a. an independent institution of higher learning offering a course of general studies leading to a bachelor’s degree b. a building used for an educational or religious purpose c. a group of persons considered by law to be a unit d. a body of clergy, living together and supported by a foundation

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