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  • 91Longship — The Gokstad ship, on display at the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo, Norway. Longships were sea vessels made and used by the Vikings from the Nordic countries for trade, commerce, exploration, and warfare during the Viking Age. The longship’s design… …

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  • 92Kalevala (synopses) — The Kalevala is considered the national epic of Finland. It was compiled and edited by Elias Lönnrot while he was a district health officer in (then under the governance of Russia) eastern Finland. The poem consists of 50 runos or cantos and… …

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  • 93Nebra sky disk — The Nebra Sky Disk. The Nebra Sky Disk is a bronze disk of around 30 cm diameter, with a blue green patina and inlaid with gold symbols. These are interpreted generally as a sun or full moon, a lunar crescent, and stars (including a cluster… …

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  • 94History of radar — The history of radar starts with experiments by Heinrich Hertz in the late 19th century that showed that radio waves were reflected by metallic objects. This possibility was suggested in James Clerk Maxwell s seminal work on electromagnetism.… …

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  • 95List of rock instrumentals — The following is a list of rock instrumentals, including live performances and drum solos, organized by artist name. 0 9 =3= *Bramfatura =311= * Blizza * Cali Soca * Color ( Transistor ) * Dreamland ( Enlarged to Show Detail 2 ) * Old Funk *… …

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  • 96Ancient Egyptian technology — The characteristics of Ancient Egyptian technology are indicated by a set of artifacts and customs that lasted for thousands of years. The Egyptians invented and used many basic machines, such as the ramp and the lever, to aid construction… …

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  • 97List of Onedin Line episodes — The Onedin Line episode list shows details of the 91 episodes of the BBC television series The Onedin Line. Contents 1 Series 1 2 Series 2 3 …

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  • 98Mediaspree — The original Mediaspree logo, with its slogan, Anchor Site (of the) Future Mediaspree is one of the largest property investment projects in Berlin. It aims to establish telecommunication and media companies along a section of the banks of the… …

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  • 99USS Wainwright (DD-62) — The first USS Wainwright (DD 62), named for Jonathan Wainwright, his son, Master Jonathan Wainwright, Jr., and his cousin, Commander Richard Wainwright, was a Tucker class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was… …

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  • 100Maritime history of Worthing — Worthing exploits its seaside location for tourism for which Worthing Pier has always been important but the sea and coast have also been used for farming, fishing and trade. Worthing, a seaside resort on the …

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