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1United States customary units — A table of weights from the secretaries of states, showing the number of pounds that their laws recognize as a bushel of different commodities. c. 1854 United States customary units are a system of measurements commonly used in the United… …
2Anthropic units — The ability to characterize, quantify, and measure objects in the physical world is an essential milestone towards the development of complex human civilizations. A vast number of measurement standards have evolved over time, and these standards… …
3Global Positioning System — GPS redirects here. For other uses, see GPS (disambiguation). Geodesy Fundamentals …
4political system — Introduction the set of formal legal institutions that constitute a “government” or a “ state.” This is the definition adopted by many studies of the legal or constitutional arrangements of advanced political orders. More broadly defined,… …
5Ottoman System in the Balkans — By the early sixteenth century most of the Balkan Peninsula’s Christians were submerged within the Ottomans’ Islamic theocratic society. In traditional Islamic civilization, no separation existed between religious and secular matters, and… …
6endocrine system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction group of ductless glands (gland) that regulate body processes by secreting chemical substances called hormones (hormone). Hormones act on nearby tissues or are carried in the bloodstream to act on specific target organs… …
7Romanian educational system — According to the Law on Education adopted in 1995, the Romanian Educational System is regulated by the Ministry of Education and Research ( Ministerul Educaţiei şi Cercetării MEC ). Each level has its own form of organization and is subject to… …
8LEGAL AND JUDICIAL SYSTEM — UNDER THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE (1876–1917) Judiciary Throughout the period from the promulgation of the Ottoman Constitution of 1876 until the present time there have been both secular and religious courts exercising jurisdiction in the territory of… …
9History of the English fiscal system — The history of the English fiscal system affords the best known example of continuous financial development in terms of both institutions and methods. Although periods of great upheaval occurred from the time of the Norman Conquest to the… …
10nervous system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction system that conducts stimuli from sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord and that conducts impulses back to other parts of the body. As with other higher vertebrates, the human nervous system has two main… …
