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91advance — [c]/ədˈvæns / (say uhd vans), / ˈvans/ (say vahns) verb (advanced, advancing) –verb (t) 1. to move or bring forwards in place: the troops were advanced to the new position. 2. to bring to view or notice; propose: *The arguments he advances don t… …
92HISTORY — For Prehistory see archaeology ; for Biblical and Second Temple periods, see history . Destruction of the Second Temple until the Arab Conquest (70–640 C.E.) THE EFFECTS OF THE WAR OF 66–70 C.E. The Jewish war against the Romans, which lasted… …
93MAIMONIDES, MOSES — (Moses ben Maimon; known in rabbinical literature as Rambam ; from the acronym Rabbi Moses Ben Maimon; 1135–1204), rabbinic authority, codifier, philosopher, and royal physician. BIOGRAPHY The most illustrious figure in Judaism in the post… …
94MAPU, ABRAHAM — (1808–1867), creator of the modern Hebrew novel. One of the principal exponents of the Haskalah movement in Eastern Europe, he is best known for his first and most successful novel Ahavat Ẓiyyon ( The Love of Zion, Vilna, 1853), which represents… …
95better — I. adjective, comparative of good Etymology: Middle English bettre, from Old English betera; akin to Old English bōt remedy, Sanskrit bhadra fortunate Date: before 12th century 1. greater than half < for the better part of an hour > 2. improved… …
96Beatrix Potter — This article is about the author. For the sociologist and reformer, see Beatrice Webb. Beatrix Potter Beatrix Potter Born 28 July 1866 Kensington, London, England Died 2 …
97Carl Barks — Infobox Comics creator name = Carl Barks imagesize = caption = Carl Barks visiting Finland in June, 1994 birthname = birthdate = birth date|1901|3|27|mf=y location = Merrill, OR deathdate = death date and age|2000|8|25|1901|3|27|mf=y deathplace …
98Henri Bergson — Infobox Philosopher region = Western Philosophy era = 19th century philosophy color = #B0C4DE image caption = Portrait of Henri Bergson by J.E. Blanche 1891 name = Henri Louis Bergson birth = 1859 October 18 (Paris, France) death = 1941 January 4 …
99Lex Luthor — infobox superhero caption = Lex Luthor from Superman Birthright #5. Art by Leinil Francis Yu. full name = Alexander Joseph Lex Luthor publisher = DC Comics debut = Action Comics #23 (April, 1940) creators = Jerry Siegel Joe Shuster Base of… …
100Roger Bacon — For the Nova Scotia premier, see Roger Stuart Bacon. Roger Bacon Order of Friars Minor Statue of Roger Bacon in the Oxford University Museum Born c …
