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1physical science, principles of — Introduction the procedures and concepts employed by those who study the inorganic world. physical science, like all the natural sciences, is concerned with describing and relating to one another those experiences of the surrounding… …
2Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
3Varieties of Chinese — Chinese Geographic distribution: mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Singapore and other areas with historic immigration from China. Linguistic classification: Sino Tibetan Sinitic …
4cosmos — /koz meuhs, mohs/, n., pl. cosmos, cosmoses for 2, 4. 1. the world or universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious system. 2. a complete, orderly, harmonious system. 3. order; harmony. 4. any composite plant of the genus Cosmos, of tropical… …
5Questionable Content — A sample QC panel, featuring characters (L R) Faye, Marten, and Pintsize. Author(s) Jeph Jac …
6Ometepe (archaeological site) — Ometepe Island is an important archaeological site, located in the Lake Nicaragua in the Republic of Nicaragua, administratively belongs to the Rivas Department. Its name derives from the Nahuatl words ome (two) and tepetl (mountain), meaning two …
7United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
8Billy's Boots — was a popular British comic strip by writer Fred Baker and artist John Gillatt, later continued by Mike Western. The comic appeared for the first time in the first issue of Scorcher in 1970, and later moved to Tiger when the two comics merged in… …
9Winker Watson — is a fictional character who has his own comic strip in the UK comic The Dandy . Winker first appeared on April 1, 1961 in issue Number 1010, and was quickly established as a character of great wit and appeal. A pupil of the Third Form of… …
10mining — /muy ning/, n. 1. the act, process, or industry of extracting ores, coal, etc., from mines. 2. the laying of explosive mines. [1250 1300; ME: undermining (walls in an attack); see MINE2, ING1] * * * I Excavation of materials from the Earth s… …
