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- Edwin Abbott Abbott (2724 bytes)
1: ...e]] ''[[Flatland]]'' ([[1884]]). Abbott was the eldest son of [[Edwin Abbott]] ([[1808]] - [[1882]]), ...
3: ... headmaster of the [[City of London School]] in [[1865]] at the early age of twenty-six. He was [[Hulsea...
5: ...any dimensions</cite> (1884) which Abbott wrote under the pseudonym of A Square. The book has seen man...
7: ... [[Francis Bacon]]. His theological writings include three anonymously published religious romances - ...
9: ...rld. He also wrote ''St Thomas of Canterbury, his Death and Miracles'' ([[1898]]), ''Johannine Vocabul... - Gregor Mendel (6112 bytes)
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2: [[image:mendel.png|frame|right|Gregor Johann Mendel]]
3: ... of the 20th century, when its significance was understood for the first time.
6: ...-memorial-plaque.jpg|right|thumb|Johann Gregor Mendel - memorial plaque in Olomouc]]
8: ...del worked as a gardener, and as a young man attended the Philosophical Institute in [[Olomouc]]. In 1... - Cellulose acetate (4564 bytes)
1: '''Cellulose acetate''', first prepared in [[1865]], is the acetate [[salt]] of [[cellulose]]. Cel...
6: Acetate photographic film deteriorates in the presence of [[oxygen]] to an unu...
12: ...ate filament was spun in the United States and trademarked as ''Celanese''.
18: * easily bonded with plasticizers, heat, and pressure
20: ...lent absorption; in textile applications, it provides comfort and absorbency, but also loses strength ... - 1901 (12292 bytes)
5: | align="center" colspan=2 | <small>'''[[Decades]]:'''</small> <br> [[1870s]] [[1880s]] [[1890s]...
16: ...tury should be celebrated in 1900 rejected worldwide).
17: ...d [[Western Australia]] [[Australian Federation|federate]] as the [[Commonwealth of Australia]]. [[Edm...
26: ...Gogh]] paintings in [[Paris]], 11 years after his death, creates a sensation.
31: ...]], the [[Edison Storage Battery Company]] is founded. - February 22 (10772 bytes)
14: ...]] - The [[Pennsylvania State University]] is founded.
16: * [[1865]] - [[Tennessee]] adopts a new [[constitution]] t...
17: * [[1876]] - [[Johns Hopkins University]] is founded in [[Baltimore, Maryland]].
19: ... [[1889]] - [[President of the United States|President]] [[Grover Cleveland]] signs a bill admitting [...
23: ...omunitat de Catalunya]] and conducted by [[Rafael de Campalans]]. - Washington, D.C. (43465 bytes)
3: ...e-Washington Metropolitan Area]], which also includes parts of [[Maryland]], [[Virginia]], and [[West ...
5: ...s a state, it would rank last in area behind [[Rhode Island]], 50th in population ahead of [[Wyoming]]...
7: ...arks, museums, and sports teams, and is a popular destination for [[tourist]]s.
11: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
15: {| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" - Bullfighting (25773 bytes)
2: ...luding (in Spanish-style bullfighting) with the [[death]] of the bull by a well-placed [[sword]] thrus...
4: ...man participants. Although there is a significant degree of skill and danger involved, the bulls are o...
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12: ...overshadowed the ''corrida'' itself; the event is dedicated to the patron saint of [[Navarre]], [[Sain...
17: ... danger involved in this athletic skill and may underestimate the extent to which the bull cooperated....
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