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81Fisher's principle — explains why the sex ratio of most species is approximately 1:1. It was famously outlined by R.A. Fisher in his his 1930 book The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection (but incorrectly attributed to Fisher as original). Nevertheless, A.W.F.… …
82Hail to Pitt — is the most traditional of various fight songs of the University of Pittsburgh. Lyrics were written by George M. Kirk (Col. 1913) and music by Lester Milton Taylor (Eng. 1912), both of whom were members of the Beta Theta chapter of Sigma Chi at… …
83Mazurka in F-sharp minor (Chopin, opus 6) — This Mazurka was one of the first that Chopin published. It uses Polish folk rhythms and modes. It has a metronome mark of 132, making it one of the slower Chopin mazurkas. The Mazurka starts with a piano section, in which the central theme is… …
84electroluminescence — electroluminescent, adj. /i lek troh looh meuh nes euhns/, n. luminescence produced by the activation of a dielectric phosphor by an alternating current. [1900 05; ELECTRO + LUMINESCENCE] * * * ▪ physics production of light by the flow of… …
85human rights — fundamental rights, esp. those believed to belong to an individual and in whose exercise a government may not interfere, as the rights to speak, associate, work, etc. [1785 95] * * * Rights that belong to an individual as a consequence of being… …
86Otto, Rudolf — born Sept. 25, 1869, Peine, Prussia died March 6, 1937, Marburg, Ger. German theologian, philosopher, and historian of religion. He taught at the Universities of Göttingen and Breslau, then settled in Marburg in 1917. His theories on religion… …
87hymeneal — 1. adjective /hʌɪməˈniːəl/ a) Pertaining to marriage. I consider these more as the privileges of age, than as part of the hymeneal dowry. b) Of or pertaining to the hymen. It seems to me that girls ought to be early taught to discriminate,… …
88Mazurkas, Op. 6 (Chopin) — The Mazurkas, Op. 6 contained four of the first mazurkas that Chopin published. Contents 1 No. 1 in F♯ minor 2 No. 2 in C♯ minor 3 No. 3 in E major 4 …
89Papaver orientale — Oriental poppy Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division …
90line squall — A squall or series of squalls extending along a squall line or instability line. The word squall is used to describe a strong wind that rises and dies away quickly. A line squall is a squall advancing on a wide front, sometimes hundreds of miles… …
