The statement that best describes a difference between Leonardo da Vince's Virgin of the Rocks and Sofonisba Anguissola's The Chess Game is <span>Leonardo's use of sfumato makes the edges of the figures blend into the shadows; Anguissola's figures have sharp outlines. Thus the answer is B. </span>
<span><span>Jan 6 King Harald of England crowned
</span><span>Mar 23 18th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet
</span><span>Apr 24 Halley's Comet sparks English monk to predict country will be destroyed
</span><span>Sep 20 Battle of Fulford, Yorkshire: Harald III Hardrada of Norway defeats Northern Saxon Earls Edwin and Morcar
</span><span>Sep 25 Battle of Stamford Bridge; English army under King Harold Godwinson defeat invading Norwegians led by King Harald Hardrada and Harold's brother Tostig, who were both killed
</span><span>Sep 27 William the Conqueror's troops set sail for England
</span><span>Sep 28 William the Conqueror invades England landing at Pevensey Bay, Sussex
</span><span>Oct 14 Battle of Hastings, Duke William of Normandy and the Norman army defeat English forces of Harold II
</span><span>Dec 25 Duke William of Normandy ('William the Conqueror) crowned King of England
And many more. :)</span></span>
When thermal radiation hits the earth's surface, it scatters. The heat is trapped by greenhouse gasses such a helium and water vapour. The heat contained keeps the surface warm.