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Astronomy and Astrophysics (abbreviated as A&A in the astronomical literature, or else Astron. Astrophys.) is a European Journal, publishing papers on theoretical, observational and instrumental astronomy and astrophysics. It was publis...
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The Actinopterygii (the plural form of Actinopterygius) comprise the class of the ray-finned fishes. The ray-finned fishes are so called because they possess lepidotrichia or "fin rays", their fins being webs of skin supported by bony or ho...
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landlocked, multiethnic country located in the heart of south-central Asia. Lying along important trade routes connecting southern and eastern Asia to Europe and the Middle East, Afghanistan has long been a prize sought by empire builders,...
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country in southern Europe, located in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula on the Strait of Otranto, the southern entrance to the Adriatic Sea. The capital city is Tirana (Tiranë). Albanians refer to themselves as shqiptarë,...
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Standard Arabic word for God, used by Arab Christians as well as by Muslims. According to the Qur&hamzah;ān, Allah is the creator and judge of humankind, omnipotent, compassionate, and merciful. The Muslim profession of faith affirms...
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A Markov chain is a process, invented by the Russian mathematician Andrei Markov (1856-1922), used for predicting future outcomes or "states" of a system based upon the current state of the system. More formally, a Markov chain is a probab...
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country of South America, covering most of the southern portion of the continent. The world's eighth largest country, Argentina occupies an area more extensive than Mexico and the U.S. state of Texas combined. It encompasses immense plains...
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country of eastern Transcaucasia. Occupying an area that fringes the southern flanks of the Caucasus Mountains, it is bounded on the north by Russia, on the east by the Caspian Sea, on the south by Iran, on the west by Armenia, and on the ...
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Amateur astronomy, a subset of astronomy, is a hobby whose participants enjoy studying celestial objects. The amateur astronomer is one who does not depend on the field of astronomy as a primary source of income or support, and does not hav...
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(Japanese: “way of spiritual harmony”), self-defense system that resembles the fighting methods jujitsu and judo in its use of twisting and throwing techniques and in its aim of turning an attacker's strength and momentum again...
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Agnostida (the agnostids) is an order of trilobite. These small trilobites first appeared toward the end of the Early Cambrian and thrived in the Middle Cambrian. They are present in the lower Cambrian fossil record along with trilobites fr...
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the expulsion of a fetus from the uterus before it has reached the stage of viability (in human beings, usually about the 20th week of gestation). An abortion may occur spontaneously, in which case it is also called a miscarriage, or it ma...
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In law, an abstract is a brief statement that contains the most important points of a long legal document or of several related legal papers....
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Although his prolific and extremely successful career evolved from acting on stage to writing, directing, and acting in his own films, Alan Alda will forever be best remembered for his inimitable portrayal of Captain Benjamin Franklin ...
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A unit measure of electric current. It is often abbreviated to ‘amp’. One ampere is that which, if flowing in two parallel conductors, both of which are infinitely thin and long and 1 metre apart in a vacuum, will produce a for...
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The following terms are used in American football and Canadian football, but see also the glossary of Canadian football....
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systematic procedure that produces—in a finite number of steps—the answer to a question or the solution of a problem. The name derives from the Latin translation, Algoritmi de numero Indorum, of the 9th-century Muslim mathemati...
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Any plant that completes its life cycle in a single growing season. The dormant seed is the only part of an annual that survives from one growing season to the next. Annuals include many weeds, wildflowers, garden flowers, and vegetables. ...
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Atlas, in modern usage, most commonly refers to a collection of maps, traditionally bound into book form. Atlas may also refer to:...
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Mouthwash is an oral care product primarily designed to freshen breath and remove food debris. Certain brands are also formulated to aid in the prevention of cavities, decrease buildup of plaque and reduce gum disease. The first references...
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Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) was the king of Macedon, the leader of the Corinthian League, and the conqueror of Persia. He succeeded in forging the largest Western empire of the ancient world. With his Macedonian forces Alexander subdu...
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SOURCE: "The Science of Social Engineering," in The Yale Review, Vol. XI, No. 2, January, 1922, pp. 431-33. In the following essay, Petrunkevitch praises Korzybski's theory of "time-binding" as discussed in The Manhood of Humanity. Unlike p...
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Asteroids is a video arcade game released in 1979 by Atari Inc. It was one of the most popular and influential games of the Golden Age of Arcade Games. Asteroids uses vector graphics and a two-dimensional view that wraps around in both scre...
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Asparagales is an order of flowering plants. The order must include the family Asparagaceae, but other families included in the order have varied markedly between different classifications. if (window.showTocToggle) { var tocShowText = "sho...
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Alismatales is an order of flowering plants. The order will of necessity contain the family Alismataceae. Taxonomy The APG II system, of 2003 (unchanged from the APG system, of 1998) assigns the order to the clade monocots and uses this cir...
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The Apiales are an order of flowering plants. The families given at right are typical of newer classifications, though there is some slight variation, and in particular the Torriceliaceae may be divided. These families are placed within the...
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The Asterales are an order of dicotyledonous flowering plants which include the composite family Asteraceae (sunflowers, daisies, thistles etc.) and its related families. The order is cosmopolitic, and includes mostly herbaceous species, al...
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any of a host of rocky small bodies, about 1,000 km (600 miles) or less in diameter, that orbit the Sun primarily between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter in a nearly flat ring called the asteroid belt. It is because of their small size and ...
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Generally, to allocute in law means "to speak out formally." In the field of apologetics, allocution is generally done in defense of a belief. In politics, one may allocute before a legislative body in an effort to influence their position ...
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Written statement made voluntarily, confirmed by the oath or affirmation of the party making it, and signed before an officer empowered to administer such oaths. It usually names the place of execution and certifies that the person making ...
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Style of animation popular in Japanese films. Animé films are meant primarily for the Japanese market and, as such, employ many cultural references unique to Japan. For example, the large eyes of animé characters are commonly...
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Asterism may refer to: Asterism (astronomy), a pattern of stars Asterism (gemmology), an optical phenomenon Asterism (typography), a rarely used symbol...
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City (pop., 2000: 3,203,362), capital of Turkey. Located about 125 mi (200 km) south of the Black Sea, it has been inhabited at least since the Stone Age. Conquered by Alexander the Great in 334 &BC;, it was incorporated into the Roman Emp...
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Ancient Semitic language whose dialects are spoken throughout the Middle East and North Africa. Though Arabic words and proper names are found in Aramaic inscriptions, abundant documentation of the language begins only with the rise of Isl...
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Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" and the movie "Apocalypse Now" are both stories about a man's exploration of his own self and what he finds there. Both Marlow and Willard are forewarned about the dangers that await them on their journe...
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Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980), was a film director famous for skillfully wrought suspense thrillers. He was essentially concerned with depicting the tenuous relations between people and objects and rendering the terror inherent in commonpla...
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E. beniensis E. deschauenseei E. murinus E. notaeus...
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Group of more than 50 languages, comprising the Turkic, Mongolian, and Manchu-Tungus subfamilies. Altaic languages are spoken across Eurasia by more than 140 million people (the overwhelming majority of whom speak Turkic languages). Most s...
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Austrian German (Österreichisches Deutsch) is the national standard variety of the German language spoken in Austria and South Tyrol. As German is a Pluricentric language, Austrian German is another standard variety in addition to the Germ...
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In mathematics, the axiom of choice, or AC, is an axiom of set theory. Intuitively speaking, the axiom of choice says that given any collection of bins, each containing at least one object, exactly one object can be selected from each bin, ...
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Attila (died 453) was a chieftain who brought the Huns to their greatest strength and who posed a grave threat to the Roman Empire. The Huns first appear in European records at the end of the 4th century A.D., when they descended from the ...
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Arm of the Mediterranean Sea, lying between Greece and Turkey. About 380 mi (610 km) long and 186 mi (300 km) wide, it has a total area of some 83,000 sq mi (214,000 sq km) and a maximum depth of 11,627 ft (3,543 m). The straits of the Dar...
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An exploration of how Anthony Burgess uses style, structure and language to reveal the characteristics of the protagonist, Alex, in "A Clockwork Orange."
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The Museum of Work, or Arbetets museum, is a museum located in Norrköping, Sweden. The museum can be found in the 19th century building The Iron in the Motala ström river in central Norrköping. See also: List of museums in Sweden, Cultur...
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Audi AG is a German automobile manufacturer with headquarters in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, and has been an almost wholly owned (99.7%) subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group since 1964. The company evolved from Auto Union, NSU, Horch and DKW, the fo...
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The human fascination with flight is older than recorded history. An ancient Chinese legend tells of a prince who builds a wind-powered flying chariot, and in the famed Greek myth, Daedalus devises wings of feathers and wax so he and his s...
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Aphex Twin (born Richard David James on August 18, 1971 in Limerick, Ireland) is a Cornish electronic music artist, credited with innovations in the genres of techno, ambient, acid and drum and bass....
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The Swedish chemist Alfred Bernhard Nobel (1833-1896) invented dynamite and other explosives, but he is best remembered for the Nobel Prizes, which he endowed with the bulk of his personal fortune. Alfred Nobel was born Oct. 21, 1833, in S...
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Amhrán na bhFiann (pronounced /ˈəuɾˠaːn̪ˠ nˠə ˈvʲiːən̪ˠ/) is the national anthem of the Republic of Ireland. The song is also known by its English language title, The Soldier's Song, and as The National Anthem of Ireland (Ir...
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Peninsula forming the western extremity of Asia. It is bounded by the Black Sea to the north, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and the Aegean Sea to the west. Its eastern boundary is generally marked by the southeastern Taurus Mountains...
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