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Croydon
Croydon outer borough (1991 pop. 299,600) of Greater London, SE England. It is London's second largest shopping and cultural center after West End. London's first airport, the Croydon Aerodrome, was constructed there in 1915 but closed in 1959 after Heathrow was built. Scientific instruments,... Read more |
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Irish Citizen Army
Irish Citizen Army (ICA), set up by the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union (ITGWU) to protect demonstrating workers and pickets from the often violent attentions of the Dublin Metropolitan Police during the 1913 Dublin lockout. This was a few weeks before the foundation meeting of the Irish... Read more |
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James Glaisher
Glaisher, James (b. Rotherhithe, England, 7 April 1809; d. Croydon, England, 7 February 1903) meteorology. Glaisher seems to have been largely self-educated and to have acquired his interest in science on visits to Greenwich observatory. In 1833 he attracted the attention of George Airy, who... Read more |
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H. H. La Thangue
La Thangue, H. H. ( Herbert Henry La Thangue) (b Croydon, Surrey [now Greater London], 19 Jan. 1859; d London, 21 Dec. 1929). British painter. He studied mainly at the Royal Academy in London and the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In 1887 he described the Academy as ‘the diseased root... Read more |
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James Mason
MASON, James Nationality:British. Born:James Neville Mason in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, 15 May 1909. Education:Marlborough College; Cambridge University, degree in architecture. Family:Married 1) Pamela Kellino, 1941 (divorced 1964), daughter:... Read more |
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London
London capital of Great Britain, SE England, on both sides of the Thames River. Greater London (1991 pop. 6,378,600), c.620 sq mi (1,610 sq km), consists of the Corporation of the City of London (1991 pop. 4,000), usually called the City, plus 32 boroughs. The City is the old city of London and... Read more |
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You Cant Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You (1936), a comedy by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman. [Booth Theatre, 837 perf.; Pulitzer Prize.] Philosophic, seventy‐five‐year‐old Martin Vanderhof ( Henry Travers) is the patriarch of a wacky New York City household. His daughter, Penelope... Read more |
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Numeration systems
Numeration systems Numeration systems are methods for representing quantities. As a simple example, suppose you have a basket of oranges. You might want to keep track of the number of oranges in the basket. Or you might want to sell the oranges to someone else. Or you might simply want to give the... Read more |
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