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121figure skating — figure skater. 1. ice skating in which the skater traces intricate patterns on the ice. 2. a type of ice skating developed from this, emphasizing jumps, spins, and other movements that combine athletic skills and dance techniques. 3. a… …
122Numismatics — • The science of coins and medals Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Numismatics Numismatics † …
123Abū Rayhān Bīrūnī — Infobox Muslim scholars | era = Matthew Deal image caption = Biruni on a 1973 Iranian post stamp commemorating his one thousandth anniversary | name = Abū Rayhān Muhammad ibn Ahmad Bīrunī title= Abu Rayhan Biruni birth = 15 September 973 AD|… …
124Cleopatra's Needle — Cleopatra s Needle, Central Park, New York Cleopatra s Needle is the popular name for each of three Ancient Egyptian obelisks re erected in London, Paris, and New York City during the nineteenth century. The London and New York ones are a pair,… …
125William Petre — Sir William Petre (circa 1505 – 1572) was born in Devon in 1505 and educated as a lawyer at Exeter College, Oxford. He became a public servant, probably through the influence of the Boleyns, one of whom, George, he had tutored at Oxford and… …
126Jem Mace — (April 8, 1831 November 30, 1910) was an English boxer and the first boxer to be widely recognised as Champion of the World. Career as a boxerMace was born in Beeston, Norfolk. Although nicknamed The Gypsy he denied Romani ethnicity in his… …
127History of geography — This article explores the history of geography.Ancient geographyAncient Greeks environment influenced on the ways people met their needs and the way their culture develops.The ancient Greeks saw the poet Homer as the founder of geography. His… …
128Helicopter — For other uses, see Helicopter (disambiguation). Helicopter An LAPD Bell 206 …
