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1the age of majority — the age when you can vote, between 16 and 21 years, come of age Dad said that when I reach the age of majority I can buy my own car! …
2The Age of Reason — The Age of Reason: Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology , a deistic treatise written by eighteenth century British radical and American revolutionary Thomas Paine, critiques institutionalized religion and challenges the inerrancy… …
3The Age of the Pussyfoot — infobox Book | name = The Age of the Pussyfoot title orig = translator = image caption = Cover of first hardcover edition (Trident Press, 1969) author = Frederik Pohl illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series …
4Naval artillery in the Age of Sail — The cannon shot (c. 1680), painted by Willem van de Velde the Younger Naval artillery in the Age of Sail encompasses the period of roughly 1571 1863: when large, sail powered wooden naval warships dominated the high seas, mounting a bewildering… …
5Naval tactics in the Age of Steam — The development of the steam ironclad firing explosive shells in the mid 19th century rendered sailing tactics obsolete. New tactics were developed for the big gun Dreadnought battleships. The mine, torpedo, submarine and aircraft posed new… …
6Major explorations after the Age of Discovery — Major explorations continued after the Age of Discovery. By the early seventeenth century, vessels were sufficiently well built and their navigators competent enough to travel to virtually anywhere on the planet by sea. In the 17th century Dutch… …
7Age disparity in sexual relationships — The Unequal Marriage by Vasili Pukirev, 1862 Age disparity in sexual relationships refers to sexual relations between people with a significant difference in age. Whether these relationships are accepted and the question of what counts as a… …
8age of majority — age of majority: the age at which a person is granted by law the rights (as ability to sue) and responsibilities (as liability under contract) of an adult compare emancipate ◇ At common law, the age of majority was 21. Age of majority is now set… …
9Chronology for the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914 — Cross references to entries in the main entry section are in boldface. 1. Napoleonic Wars, 1800 1815 1799–1804: The Consulate ends the France’s revolutionary period. A dictatorship by Napoleon Bonaparte with the formal trappings of a republic …
10Age of Reason — • The name given to that period of human life at which persons are deemed to begin to be morally responsible Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Age of Reason Age of Reason …
