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Which of these is an example of a primary source?
The diary of Orville Wright
The Encyclopedia Britannica
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, by Edward Gibbon
Cloud Atlas: A Novel, by David Mitchell
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The diary of Orville Wright.
It's a firsthand, original document (primary source). The Encyclopedia Britannica is a tertiary reference, Gibbon's book is a secondary historical work, and Cloud Atlas is a modern novel (a primary text only for literary study, not a primary historical source).
It's a firsthand, original document (primary source). The Encyclopedia Britannica is a tertiary reference, Gibbon's book is a secondary historical work, and Cloud Atlas is a modern novel (a primary text only for literary study, not a primary historical source).
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