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121Northey Brothers — George and Hart Northey were two brothers who lived in St. Eglos, Cornwall during the early 19th Century. It was purported that the former experienced a clairvoyant vision of the latter s murder. Their case was recorded by the English journalist… …
122Duncormick — Dún Cormaic   Town   …
123Steven van der Hagen — (1563–1621) was the first admiral of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). He made three visits to the East Indies, spending six years in all there. He was appointed to the Raad van Indië. Van der Hagen protested against the harsh administration of …
124Sobre la naturaleza — En este poema épico, el filósofo y poeta romano Lucrecio argumenta (entre otras cosas relacionadas con la naturaleza) que todo en el universo está compuesto de pequeños átomos moviéndose en un infinito vacío. Sobre la naturaleza de las cosas… …
125deadhead — 1. noun a) A person either admitted to a theatrical or musical performance without charge, or paid to attend Among the Romans.... The free admission tickets were small ivory deaths heads, and specimens of these are to be seen in the Museum of… …
126engage — verb /ɪnˈɡeɪʤ/ a) To engross or hold the attention of (someone); to keep busy or occupied. Whenever I engage the clutch, the car stalls out. b) To draw into conversation. They were engaged last month! Theyre planning to have the wedding next year …
127footplate man — noun The engineer, or driver of a locomotive Kit had fallen into conversation with a footplate man who was deadheading back out to Samarkand, where he lived with his wife and children …
128footplate — noun a) The metal plate which forms the base platform of a steam locomotive, particularly in UK, which supports the boiler and the engineers cab. Kit had fallen into conversation with a footplate man who was deadheading back out to Samarkand,… …
