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Sirius
Sirius (Alpha Canis Majoris) Brightest star visible from Earth, in the northern constellation of Canis Major. Its luminosity is 23 times that of the Sun.... Read more |
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Shirley Temple Black
Shirley Temple Black Shirley Temple Black (born 1928) was an American who devoted her career first to films and then to public service. The United States ambassador to Czechoslovakia from 1989 till 1992, she was still remembered by millions of fans for her success as a child movie star in the... Read more |
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Kikkoman Corp
Kikkoman Corporation 250 NodaNoda, Chiba 278-8601JapanTelephone: 81-471-23-5111Fax: 81-471-23-5200Web site: http://www.kikkoman.co.jp Kikkoman International, Inc.50 California StreetSuite 3600San Francisco, California 94111U.S.A.Telephone: (415) 956-7750Fax: (415) 956-7760 Public... Read more |
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Arctic Circle
Arctic Circle imaginary circle on the surface of the earth at 66 1/2 °N latitude, i.e., 23 1/2 ° south of the North Pole. It marks the northernmost point at which the sun can be seen at the winter solstice (about Dec. 22) and the southernmost point of the northern polar regions at... Read more |
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Moroni
Moroni , town (1990 pop. 23,432), capital of Comoros, on Njazidja (formerly Grande Comore) island, at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel, an arm of the Indian Ocean. Moroni is the largest city, main port, and administrative center of the islands. Manufactures include beverages, wood and... Read more |
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tropics
tropics also called tropical zone or torrid zone, all the land and water of the earth situated between the Tropic of Cancer at lat. 23 1/2 °N and the Tropic of Capricorn at lat. 23 1/2 °S. Every point within the tropics receives the perpendicular rays of the sun at noon on at least... Read more |
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Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Cancer parallel of latitude at 23°30′ north of the equator; it is the northern boundary of the tropics . This parallel marks the farthest point north at which the sun can be seen directly overhead at noon; north of the parallel the sun appears less than 90° from the... Read more |
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Miguel de Cervantes
M IGUELD EC ERVANTES Born: c. 1547 Alcalá de Henares, Spain Died: April 23, 1616 Madrid, Spain Spanish author and novelist Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes is one of the greatest novelists of the Spanish language. His... Read more |
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Francis Lai
LAI, Francis 1932– PERSONAL Full name, Francis Albert Lai; born April 26, 1932, in Nice, France; son of market gardeners; married Dagmar Puetz, 1968; children: two sons, one daughter. Avocational Interests: Electric trains, drawing cartoon strips, football, tennis, skiing.... Read more |
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Law and Justice
LAW AND JUSTICE: IMPORTANT EVENTS OF THE 1970s197019 Jan. President Richard Nixon nominates G. Harrold Carsweli for Supreme Court justice. On 8 April the Senate cites Carswell's weak on civil rights record in rejecting the nomination.18 Feb. The trial of the Chicago Seven ends with an acquittal of... Read more |
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