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- November 4 (10686 bytes)
7: ...)|Antwerp]] (after three days the city was nearly destroyed).
8: ...Moscow]] China Town taken by [[Russia]]n troops under command of [[Dmitri Mikhailovich Pozharski|Dmitr...
10: ...[[Kingdom of Sardinia|Sardinia]], which soon expanded to become [[Italy]].
12: ...bombard a [[United States|Union]] supply base and destroy millions of dollars in material.
14: ... Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Grover Cleveland]] defeats [[United States Republican Party|Republican]... - Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
1: ...931]]) is a [[Russia]]n-[[Tatar]] [[composer]] of deeply religious music.
3: ...ervatory, graduating in 1954. In [[Moscow]] she undertook further studies at the Conservatory with Nik...
7: In the mid-1970s Gubaidulina founded Astreja, a folk-instrument improvisation group w...
11: ...). The two works together form a "diptych" on the death and resurrection of Christ, her largest work t...
15: ...f a bond...restoring the legato of life. Life divides man into many pieces...There is no weightier occ... - Kazakhstan (26806 bytes)
1: ... is located in eastern-most [[Europe]]. It has borders with [[Russia]], the [[People's Republic of Chi...
3: ...464 in [[1989]] [http://www.stat.kz/ru/dynamic/svedenia_rk/population/nas.htm].<!--
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9: ...Respūblīkasy)<br>Республика К...
12: {| border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 - Papyrus (5819 bytes)
2: ...asty of Egypt|First dynasty]]), but it was also widely used throughout the [[History of the Mediterran...
5: ...eta;λος ''bublos'' (said to derive from the name of the [[Phoenicia|Phoencian]] ...
7: ...lit., "that which is of [[Pharaoh]]"), apparently denoting that the Egyptian crown owned a monopoly on...
10: ...g, the sheet of papyrus is polished with some rounded object, possibly a stone.
11: ...eft|350px|A section of the Egyptian [[Book of the Dead]] written on papyrus]] - Influenza (10335 bytes)
1: ...monly called "stomach '''flu'''" (and widely misunderstood as being instances of influenza), see [[gas...
2: ...e the causative agent of the [[Hong Kong Flu]] pandemic. ]]
4: ...ges in the virus have caused three influenza [[pandemics]] in the [[20th century|20<sup>th</sup> centu...
12: ...sistance to influenza B and C because they only undergo [[antigenic drift]] and have more similarity w...
14: .... Only one H subtype and one N subtype have been identified for influenza B virus. At present, the mos... - List of popes (77758 bytes)
4: ...s]], and there have been either 265 or 266 popes, depending on whether a source counts [[#Notes on num...
6: ...] of the Roman Province'' and ''[[Servus Servorum Dei|Servant of the Servants of God]].''
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29: | <small>Executed by crucifixion upside-down; feast day ([[SS Peter & Paul]]) [[29 June]]...
36: | <small>Traditionally martyred (no evidence); Feast day [[23 September]]</small> - Seljuk Turks (7657 bytes)
3: ...efending the Islamic world against [[Crusade|Crusaders]] from the West, and conquering the [[Byzantine...
5: ...tate expanded in various directions so that it bordered [[China]] in the East and the Byzantine Empire...
7: ...s]] invaded [[Anatolia]] in the [[1260s]] and divided it into small [[emirates]] called the [[Anatolia...
48: ...awlah [[Malik Shah I]] of Great Seljuk [[1086]]-[[1087]]
49: ... Qasim ad-Dawla Abu Said [[Aq Sunqur al-Hajib]] [[1087]]-[[1094]] - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
1: ...|English]] [[alphabet]]ical [[transliteration]] order (by [[surname]]).
29: *[[Alexander Anderson (mathematician)|Alexander Anderson]] (Scotland, [[1582]] - [[1620]])
30: *[[Adolf Anderssen]] (Germany, [[1818]] - [[1879]])
36: *[[Archimedes]] (Syracuse, [[287 BC|287 B.C.]] - [[212 BC|212 ...
44: ...Arzachel (Al-Zarqali)]] (Muslim Spain, [[1028]]-[[1087]]) - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
1: ...s [[astronomer]]s and [[astrophysicist]]s''' include:
9: *[[George Ogden Abell]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1927]] –...
19: *[[George Biddell Airy]], ([[England]], [[1801]] – [[1892]]...
26: *[[Harold Alden]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1890]] – [[196...
27: *[[Hannes Alfv鮝] ([[Sweden]], [[1908]] – [[1995]]) - Rail transport (15539 bytes)
3: ...[[timber]], [[concrete]] or other material. The underlying support maintains the rails at a fixed dist...
8: ...he car on two four wheel support trucks. Fully loaded, the contact between each wheel and the rail is ...
9: ...air resistance]] and thus energy usage. In all, under the right circumstances, a [[train]] needs 50-70...
11: Rail transport is also one of the safest modes of transport, and also makes a highly efficient ...
15: ...t have in some times and places been reduced in order to save money (see [[Beeching Axe]]). Conversely... - William I of England (8753 bytes)
7: ...], [[Normandy]], now in [[France]], William succeeded to the throne of England by right of conquest by...
9: ... armour]] that was invented generations after his death.
14: ...y, William finally secured control of Normandy by defeating the rebel Norman barons at [[Caen]] in the...
16: He married [[Matilda of Flanders]], against the wishes of the [[Pope Leo IX|pope...
23: ...story is true, however, Harold made the promise under duress and so may have felt free to break it. - Mormon Trail (35249 bytes)
4: ...4]], most notably in [[Kirtland, Ohio]], [[Independence, Missouri]], and [[Nauvoo, Illinois]]. However...
6: ...s Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. Under Young's leadership, about 13,000 Mormon citizens of Nauvoo set ...
10: ... and felt the isolated [[Great Basin]] would provide the Saints with many advantages.
12: ...blished [[Oregon Trail]] on the river’s south side.
14: ...ne.<ref>Bennett, p. 6.</ref> To try to meet this deadline and to get an early start on the trek to th... - Easter (31700 bytes)
2: ...iday and ends around [[Pentecost]]. See [[Eastertide]].)
4: ...n]] has a different chronology which has Christ's death at the time of the slaughter of the Passover l...
6: ... fertility festival, although there is no hard evidence of any link.
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59: ...ed on a [[lunar calendar]] similar—but not identical—to the [[Hebrew Calendar]]. The preci... - Samoyed (dog) (2738 bytes)
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13: |Samoiedskaпa Sobaka
25: ...e.com/search?q=cache:QGiVoGcBTOIJ:www.fci.be/uploaded_files/212gb99_en.doc+site:www.fci.be+%22212+/+09...
28: |[http://www.akc.org/breeds/samoyed/index.cfm Stds]
43: ...ople]] of [[Siberia]]. These nomadic reindeer herders bred the fluffy, white, smiling dogs to help wi... - List of Byzantine Emperors (11779 bytes)
3: ...the last western emperor [[Romulus Augustus]] was deposed during his reign). Others date the beginning...
11: ...- 364, ruled [[363]] - [[364]]) – soldier under Julian
31: ...and-nephew of Justin I; Count of the Excubitors under Justin II; adopted by Justin II in 574
41: *[[Constans II]] Heraclius Pogonatus (the Bearded) (630-668, ruled [[641]] - [[668]]) – son ...
46: ...ius]] (ruled [[695]] - [[698]]) – general under Justinian II - Santa Claus (16146 bytes)
5: ...visits children on the [[New Year's Day]] and is identified with [[Saint Basil]] whose memory is celeb...
8: ...reenland]], or [[Caesarea_Mazaca|Caesarea]] when identified as [[Saint Basil]]; [[traditions]] vary.
10: ...o distinguish fantasy from reality improves and older children disillusion them.
12: ...olk tale, and that it can help children gain confidence in their maturity in themselves to discover th...
15: The modern Santa Claus is a composite character made up from the merging of two quite separate figures... - Saint Petersburg (36589 bytes)
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13: ...stricts of Russia|District]]: || [[Northwestern Federal District|North West Russia]]
15: ...ia|Subdivision]]: || [[Federal cities of Russia|federal city]]
23: | [[Population density]]: || 7691 persons/km�
25: | [[Altitude]]: || 3 m - Temperature (22519 bytes)
1: ...[[physics|physical]] property of a system which underlies the common notions of "hot" and "cold"; the ...
3: ==General description==
8: ... heat is added the temperature rises, similarly a decrease in temperature corresponds to a loss of hea...
10: ... [[extrinsic property|extrinsic properties]], and depend on the amount of material in the system.
15: ...ace. One application of this effect is the [[incandescent light bulb]], in which a [[tungsten]] filame... - Gemstone (7411 bytes)
3: ...ht|thumb|250px|A selection of gemstone pebbles: made by tumbling rough rock with abrasive grit, in a r...
5: ...ade of [[carbon]] (C), rubies of [[aluminium]] oxide (Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>). Next, many gems ar...
9: ...hroism]] of a sort, or [[double refraction]] to a degree and have an [[optic sign]]. They may have a c...
11: ...splay different characteristics which may aid in identification.
14: ...rkle when faceted. However, it is important to understand that diamonds are far from rare with millio... - Green alga (4059 bytes)
13: ...] or with the [[Protist]]a. The green algae include unicellular and colonial flagellates, usually but...
15: ...he chloroplasts of green algae are no longer considered closely related to such forms. The only other...
20: ...ioles. Sexual reproduction varies from fusion of identical cells (isogamy) to fertilization of a large...
29: * [[Desmid]]ales
33: ...der systems, the Chlorophyta may be taken to include all the green algae, but taken as above they appe...
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