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Noel, Étienne
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
...Adam and P. Tannery, eds., IV (Paris,1901), 498, 567, 584 – 586; V (1903), 101, 117 – 118, 119...tes , J. Mesnard, ed., II (Paris, 1971), 509-540, 584 – 602, 633 – 639; C. de Waard, L...
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Malaysia
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
...coalition was re-elected in 1995. Capital: Kuala Lumpur (transferring to Putrajaya in 2000) Area: 330,442 sq km (127,584 sq miles) Population: 22,083,000 (1998 est) Currency: 1 ringgit = 100 sen Religions: Muslim 52.9%; Buddhist 17...
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Fethanleag, battle of
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History
Fethanleag, battle of, c. 584. The site is disputed but possibly at Stoke Lyne, near Bicester (Oxon.), between the West Saxons and the Britons. Although...
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Fulbright Act and Grants
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
FULBRIGHT ACT AND GRANTS FULBRIGHT ACT AND GRANTS. The Fulbright Act of 1946 (Public Law 584) was sponsored by Sen. J. William Fulbright of Arkansas to initiate and finance certain international educational exchange programs...
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Beauty, Feminine
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary
...Hist.: Flexner, 283] Golden Bells epitome of the beautiful Chinese woman. [Irish Lit.: Messer Marco Polo , Magill I, 584 – 585] Hebe beautiful cupbearer to the gods. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 117] Helen of Troy beautiful woman kidnapped...
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Rescue
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary
...O.T.: Joshua 6:25] Sanang used magic powers to rescue Marco Polo. [Irish Lit.: Messer Marco Polo , Magill I, 584 – 585] Tinker Bell fairy saved by the faith of the audience after she drinks a lethal potion. [Br. Drama: J...
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Sex Symbols
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary
584. Sex Symbols (See ; .) Conrad dazzling, sexually irresistible pirate, typical Byronic hero. [Br. Lit.: Byron The Corsair...
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Pascal, Étienne
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
...64 – 73, and Mesnard, II, 164 – 174; and “ Lettre de M. Pascal le P è re au R.P. No ë l ” (Apr. 1648), in G.E., II, 255 – 282, and in Mesnard, II.584 &
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Robins, Benjamin
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
...Experiments … to Discover the Height to Which Rockets May Be Made to Ascend, ” 46 (1750), 78 – 584. His major work remains New Principles of Gunnery (London, 1742). The most valuable collection or his writings was published...
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Umbriel
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences
Umbriel ( Uranus II ) One of the major satellites of Uranus . Its mean radius is 584.7km; mass 11.72 × 10 20 kg; mean density 1400 kg/m 3 ; albedo 0.18. The surface is evenly cratered and darker...
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