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lead poisoning
lead poisoning or plumbism , intoxication of the system by organic compounds containing lead . These enter the body by respiration (of dust, fumes, or sprays) or by ingestion of food or other substances that contain lead. Lead poisoning, formerly a leading occupational hazard in industrialized... Read more |
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lord chancellor
lord chancellor. Edward the Confessor first created the post of chancellor, which has always remained one of the leading offices of state. The chancellor was keeper of the great seal and acted as chief secretary to the king, drawing up charters and writs. When the office of justiciar ended in the... Read more |
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Henry Peter Brougham
Henry Peter Brougham Henry Brougham (1778-1868) was one of Britain's leading reform politicians of the nineteenth century. Through the force of his oratory before Parliament, Brougham helped win passage of some of the country's most important legislative efforts in his generation. As the first... Read more |
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Uranium-lead dating
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thorium-lead dating
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Seraing
Seraing , city (1991 pop. 60,838), Liège prov., E Belgium, on the Meuse River, near Liège. It is a major center of heavy industry. Nearby is Val Saint Lambert, one of the world's leading glassware-manufacturing centers. The Crystal Museum of Belgium is there.... Read more |
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NL Industries Inc
NL Industries, Inc. 3000 North Sam Houston Parkway EastP.O. Box 60087Houston, Texas 77205U.S.A.(713) 987-5000Fax: (713) 987-5189 Public Company Incorporated: 1891 as National Lead CompanyEmployees: 3,600Sales: $893.4 millionStock Exchanges: New YorkSICs: 2816 Inorganic Pigments; 2819 Industrial... Read more |
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Shenandoah
Shenandoah Country band The Formative Years Gained Rights to Band Name Grammy Award-Winning Collaboration Selected discography Sources From their diverse roots in bluegrass, funk, and southern rock, the members of Shenandoah have joined together to form one of the most consistently... Read more |
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Olaf II
Olaf II (Saint Olaf), c.995-1030, king of Norway (1015-28). He is also called Olaf the Stout or Olaf the Fat. He spent part of his early life in England and helped Æthelred fight the Danes. He was converted to Christianity, and when he returned (1015) to Norway he zealously tried to... Read more |
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