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Electric charge
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charge-coupled device
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Admiralty
Admiralty in British government, department in charge of the operations of the Royal Navy until 1964. Originally established under Henry VIII, it was reorganized under Charles II. Five lords commissioners composed the board of Admiralty, each gradually developing his own field of specific... Read more |
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electroscope
electroscope device for detecting electric charge invented by Nollet in 1748. There are various types of electroscopes. The most common has a cylindrical metal case closed by two round, flat, glass faces. A charge sensor is mounted within the case and electrically insulated from it and is... Read more |
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Usury
USURY The crime of charging higher interest on a loan than the law permits. State laws set the maximum amount of interest that can be charged for a loan of money. A lender that charges higher than the maximum amount of interest is guilty of the crime of usury. In addition, courts may modify... Read more |
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Amenemhet I
Amenemhet I The pharaoh Amenemhet I (reigned 1991-1962 B.C.), though not of royal blood, was the founder of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt. The mother of Amenemhet was apparently named Nefert and was a native of the nome, or province, of Elephantine, and he himself seems to have been born in... Read more |
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Pat Boone
Pat BooneSinger One of the undisputed icons of the 1950s, Pat Boone is one of rock 'n' roll's least appreciated founding fathers. Like Elvis Presley, Boone was a humble country boy aspiring to croon his way to pop chart fame; both made their entrée through the budding R&B-based rock 'n' roll... Read more |
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Carl Gustaf Mosander
MOSANDER, CARL GUSTAF (b. kalmar, Sweden, 10 September 1797; d. Angsholm, Sweden, 15 October 1858) chemistry, mineralogy. Mosander began his career as a pharmacist, at the age of fifteen becoming an apprentice at a Stockholm apothecary. Seven sears later he began medical studies and, after... Read more |
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Compurgator
COMPURGATOR In early legal practice, one of several character witnesses produced by someone accused of a crime or by a defendant in a civil suit to attest, in court, that he or she believed the defendant on his or her oath. The process of compurgation, called wager of law in England, was a type... Read more |
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boatswain
boatswain (pron. bo'sun), in the Royal Navy the officer, or warrant officer, in charge of all work on deck which is done under the general supervision of the officer of the deck or the executive officer. In spite of his title, the ship's boats do not normally come under his jurisdiction. In the US... Read more |
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