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treaty of Vereeniging
Vereeniging, treaty of. This brought the second Boer war to a close. At the beginning of May 1902 the Boers agreed to treat for ‘limited independence’. On the 31st at Vereeniging in southern Transvaal they accepted Britain's final offer: that they stop fighting and declare themselves... Read more |
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Rebecca
Rebecca ( Rebekah). Wife of Isaac and one of the matriarchs of Israel. According to aggadah, while she was pregnant, whenever she passed a house of Torah study, Jacob struggled to get out, but when she passed a temple containing idols, Esau struggled to get out. She was buried in the cave of... Read more |
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apsis
apsis (pl. apsides), point in the orbit of a body where the body is neither approaching nor receding from another body about which it revolves. Any elliptical orbit has two apsides. At the perigee the moon or other satellite is as close as it ever gets to the earth, and it begins to move away; at... Read more |
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Roller Coaster
Roller Coaster Background A roller coaster is an amusement park ride where passengers sit in a series of wheeled cars that are linked together. The cars move along a pair of rails supported by a wood or steel structure. In operation, the cars are carried up a steep incline... Read more |
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Bobby Knight
Bobby Knight 1940- American college basketball coach Pete Axthelm of Newsweek has called Bobby Knight a "boiling blend of brilliance and loyalty, fanaticism and temper." And in fact, there isn't a college coach who can incite more debate and who can get the blood of fans boiling more (both... Read more |
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Gervase Markham
Markham, Gervase (1568–1637), wrote on country pursuits, the art of war, and horsemanship; also plays and poems. His works include A Discource of Horsmanshippe (1593), Cavelarice, or the English Horseman (1607), Markham's Methode or Epitome (?1616), and Markhams Faithful Farrier (1629).... Read more |
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Balloons
BALLOONS BALLOONS. "Get in a supply of taffeta and of cordage, quickly, and you will see one of the most astonishing sights in the world" (Gillispie, 1983, p, 17). These were the words of Joseph Montgolfier (1740 |
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Trampoline
Trampoline Background A trampoline is an elevated, essentially buoyant webbed bed or canvas sheet supported by springs or elastic shock cords. It is surrounded by a metal frame and used as a springboard for tumbling. The trampoline is used in the sport of trampolining (sometimes ... Read more |
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