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81Algeria — /al jear ee euh/, n. a republic in NW Africa: formerly comprised 13 departments of France; gained independence 1962. 29,830,370; 919,352 sq. mi. (2,381,122 sq. km). Cap.: Algiers. * * * Algeria Introduction Algeria Background: After a century of… …
82Belgium — /bel jeuhm/, n. a kingdom in W Europe, bordering the North Sea, N of France. 10,203,683; 11,779 sq. mi. (30,508 sq. km). Cap.: Brussels. French, Belgique /bel zheek /; Flemish, België /bel khee euh/. * * * Belgium Introduction Belgium Background …
83Taiwan — /tuy wahn /, n. Wade Giles, Pinyin. a Chinese island separated from the SE coast of China by Taiwan Strait: a possession of Japan 1895 1945; restored to China 1945; seat of the Republic of China since 1949. Cap.: Taipei. Also called Formosa. * *… …
84Ukraine — /yooh krayn , kruyn , yooh krayn/, n. a republic in SE Europe: rich agricultural and industrial region. 50,684,635; 223,090 sq. mi. (603,700 sq. km). Cap.: Kiev. Russian, Ukraina. Formerly, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. * * * Ukraine… …
85CALCAIRES — Une roche est dite calcaire si elle renferme au moins 50 p. 100 de carbonate de chaux (CaCO3), généralement représenté par de la calcite , plus rarement par de l’aragonite ; les minéraux les plus fréquemment associés au carbonate de chaux dans… …
86VOLCANISME ET VOLCANOLOGIE — Le 24 août de l’an 79 après J. C., le Vésuve se réveilla au terme d’un repos de plusieurs siècles et détruisit les villes d’Herculanum, de Pompéi et de Stabiès. En 1783, l’éruption fissurale du Laki, en Islande, entraîna la mort de plus de 10 000 …
87Sintering — is a method used to create objects from powders. It is based on atomic diffusion. Diffusion occurs in any material above absolute zero but it occurs much faster at higher temperatures. In most sintering processes the powdered material is held in… …
88Glossary of environmental science — This is a glossary of environmental science.Environmental science is the study of interactions among physical, chemical, and biological components of the environment. Environmental science provides an integrated, quantitative, and… …
89Mécanique des sols — La mécanique des sols est une discipline faisant partie des techniques de génie civil qui a pour objet l étude des sols, matériaux constitués de particules solides, liquides et gazeuses qui forment des masses de terrains meubles, dans le but d… …
90Circadian rhythm — Circadian redirects here. For the album by the rock band 5th Projekt, see Circadian (album). Some features of the human circadian biological clock A circadian rhythm, popularly referred to as body clock, is an endogenously driven, roughly 24 hour …
