Why the Bill of Rights Was Added to the Constitution. At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, delegates rejected a motion made by George Mason, author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights (1776), to preface the Constitution of the United States with a bill of rights.s it finally emerged from Congress, the proposed Bill of Rights consisted of twelve amendments and was offered to the states for ratification. The first two proposed amendments were never ratified by the states.
A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes is a popular-science book on cosmology (the study of the universe) by British physicist Stephen Hawking. It was first published in 1988. Hawking wrote the book for nonspecialist readers with no prior knowledge of scientific theories.
During his time at Cambridge Professor Hawking has written a large number of publications. The best way to read the most recent publications by Professor Hawking or his colleagues is by going to the SLAC SPIRES HEP site and searching for Find author Hawking.uring his time at Cambridge Professor Hawking has written a large number of publications. The best way to read the most recent publications by Professor Hawking or his colleagues is by going to the SLAC SPIRES HEP site and searching for Find author Hawking.