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Wei
Wei , river, c.450 mi (720 km) long, rising in SE Gansu prov. and flowing E through Gansu and Shaanxi provs. to the Huang He. Its wide, alluvial valley was the site of some of the earliest centers of Chinese civilization (such as the Chou dynasty, 1027-256 BC) and is now the agricultural and populat...
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Lanai
Lanai , island, 141 sq mi (365 sq km), central Hawaii, W of Maui island across the Auau Channel; Mt. Lanaihale (3,370 ft/1,027 m) is the island's highest point. For many years the island was used for sugarcane raising and cattle grazing. In 1922 it was purchased by a pineapple company and developed ...
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Chou
Chou , dynasty of China, which ruled from c.1027 BC to 256 BC The pastoral Chou people migrated from the Wei valley NW of the Huang He c.1027 BC and overthrew the Shang dynasty. The Chou built their capital near modern Xi'an in 1027 BC and moved it to Luoyang in 770 BC Initially the Chou dominated...
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proper motion
proper motion in astronomy, apparent movement of a star on the celestial sphere , usually measured as seconds of arc per year; it is due both to the actual relative motions of the sun and the star through space. Proper motion reflects only transverse motion, i.e., the component of motion across th...
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truce of God
truce of God in the Middle Ages, an attempt by the Catholic church to limit private warfare between feudal lords. It is related to the peace of God, which exempted clergy, women, children, and peasants from battle or attacks. The truce of God was proposed (AD 958) by Pope John XV and was first appl...
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Earth
Earth The third planet in the solar system, outwards from the Sun. The mean distance of the Earth from the Sun is 149.6 × 106 km. This distance provides the standard ‘astronomical unit’ (AU) of measurement. The Earth has a mean radius of 6371 km, density of 5517 kg/m3, and a mass ...
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Saint Leo IX
Saint Leo IX 1002-54, pope (1049-54), a German named Bruno of Toul, b. Alsace; successor of Damasus II. A relative of Holy Roman Emperor Henry III, he was educated at Toul and was made bishop there in 1027. Leo traveled widely, vigorously combating clerical incontinence and simony; his pontificate ...
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Chinese Dynasties
Chinese Dynasties
Chinese Dynasties
Dynasty
Characteristics and History
Hsia
c.1994-c.1523 BC
Semilegendary Emperor Yu built irrigation channels, reclaimed land. Bronze weapons, chariots, domestic animals used. Wheat, millet cultivat...
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Canute
Canute , 995?-1035, king of England, Norway, and Denmark. The younger son of Sweyn of Denmark, Canute accompanied his father on the expedition of 1013 that invaded England and forced Æthelred to flee to Normandy. When Sweyn died (1014), the Danes in England swore fealty to Canute, but on &AE...
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Shang
Shang or Yin, dynasty of China, which ruled, according to traditional dates, from c.1766 BC to c.1122 BC or, according to some modern scholars, from c.1523 BC to c.1027 BC It is the first historic dynasty of China; its legendary founder, T'ang, is said to have defeated the last Hsia ruler, Ch...
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