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  • 101Lunokhod programme — Lunokhod (Russian Луноход, Moonwalker ) 1 and 2 were a pair of by the Soviet robotic lunar rovers landed on the Moon in 1970 and 1973, respectively. They were in operation conterminously with the Zond series of flyby missions. The Lunokhod… …

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  • 102Pure mathematics — Broadly speaking, pure mathematics is mathematics motivated entirely for reasons other than application. It is distinguished by its rigour, abstraction and beauty. From the eighteenth century onwards, this was a recognized category of… …

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  • 103USS Compass Island (AG-153) — Compass Island (EAG 153) was launched 24 October 1953 as Garden Mariner by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey and sponsored by Mrs. H. A. Smith. Acquired by the Navy 29 March 1956 and commissioned 3 December 1956, Commander …

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  • 104Space Battleship Yamato planets — This is a list of planets and other significant celestial bodies (as well as massive space stations built into asteroids and other natural objects) featured in the anime series Space Battleship Yamato and its American dub, Star Blazers . The… …

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  • 105Herbert Pitman — Early life and careerPitman was born in the village of Sutton Montis near Castle Cary, Somerset, England. He was the son of farmer Henry Pitman and his wife, Sarah Marchant Pitman. After Henry s death in 1880, Sarah remarried to Charles Candy. In …

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  • 106Foochow Arsenal — The Foochow Arsenal (Chinese:福州造船廠), also Mawei Arsenal (Chinese: 馬尾造船廠) was one of several shipyards in China built under orders of Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang, leaders of the Qing government s Self Strengthening Movement (Zìqiáng, 自强) of the… …

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  • 107instrumentation — /in streuh men tay sheuhn/, n. 1. the arranging of music for instruments, esp. for an orchestra. 2. the list of instruments for which a composition is scored. 3. the use of, or work done by, instruments. 4. instrumental agency; instrumentality. 5 …

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  • 108The Church in China —     The Church in China     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Church in China     Ancient Christians     The introduction of Christianity into China has been ascribed not only to the Apostle of India, St. Thomas, but also to St. Bartholomew. In the… …

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