Turbines are commonly used to provide engine power. Airplane jet engines and nuclear-powered ships use turbines to propel themselves, and gas turbines have been used to power ships, trains, cars and tanks.
The Document and Its Legacy. Written in Latin, the Magna Carta (or Great Charter) was effectively the first written constitution in European history. Of its 63 clauses, many concerned the various property rights of barons and other powerful citizens, suggesting the limited intentions of the framers.
Once signed by the king, the Magna Carta became a list of promises that he was supposed to keep. They included promises to protect the freedom and rights of the Church, to consult more closely with the barons (especially on matters such as taxes) and to guarantee certain freedoms to all free men.ven though this was not really true-the Magna Carta was a solution to a specific situation rather than a grand declaration of rights for all people-it came to be used as a kind of bill of rights.