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1Twelve Years' Truce — The Twelve Years Truce was the name, given later, to the 12 year period of ceasefire within the Eighty Years War in the Netherlands [ The Netherlands The Twelve Years Truce (history), Encyclopædia Britannica Online, 2007, webpage:… …
2Bobby Linn — Football player infobox playername = Bobby Linn dateofbirth = birth date and age|1985|10|10 fullname = Robert Linn cityofbirth = Dundee countryofbirth = Scotland currentclub = East Fife clubnumber = position = Striker years = 2003 ndash;2005 2004 …
3Dutch Revolt — Part of Thirty Years War Prince Maurice at the Battle of Nieuwpoort by Pauwels van Hillegaert. Oil on canvas …
4Hogarth, William — born Nov. 10, 1697, London, Eng. died Oct. 26, 1764, London British painter and engraver. Apprenticed at 15 to a silversmith, he opened his own engraving and printing shop at 22. He took private drawing lessons while earning a living as an… …
5Introduction — This book offers a series of inroads into the rich tradition of Islamic philosophy. Those familiar with this tradition have long recognized its profound influence on medieval Christian and Jewish thought, as well as the pivotal role that… …
6superpower — /ˈsupəpaʊə / (say soohpuhpowuh) noun 1. power, especially mechanical or electric power, on an extraordinary scale, secured by the linking together of a number of separate power systems, with a view to more efficient and economical generation and… …
7India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …
8ancient Greek civilization — ▪ historical region, Eurasia Introduction the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended in about 1200 BC, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 BC. It was a period of political, philosophical, artistic, and scientific… …
9heredity — /heuh red i tee/, n., pl. heredities. Biol. 1. the transmission of genetic characters from parents to offspring: it is dependent upon the segregation and recombination of genes during meiosis and fertilization and results in the genesis of a new… …
10Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …
