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  • 101Uzbekistan — /ooz bek euh stan , stahn , uz /, n. a republic in S central Asia. 23,860,452; 172,741 sq. mi. (447,400 sq. km). Cap.: Tashkent. Formerly, Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic. * * * Uzbekistan Introduction Uzbekistan Background: Russia conquered… …

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  • 102stage design — Aesthetic composition of a dramatic production as created by lighting, scenery, costumes, and sound. While elements such as painted screens and wheeled platforms were used in the Greek theatre of the 4th century BC, most innovations in stage… …

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  • 103photography, technology of — Introduction       equipment, techniques, and processes used in the production of photographs.  The most widely used photographic process is the black and white negative–positive system (Figure 1 >). In the camera the lens projects an image of… …

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  • 104List of Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmarks — The following is a list of Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmarks as designated by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers since it began the program in 1971. The designation is granted to existing artifacts or systems representing a… …

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  • 105St Nazaire Raid — Operation Chariot redirects here. For the proposed construction of a harbour by nuclear weapons, see Operation Chariot (1958). St Nazaire Raid Operation Chariot Part of North West Europe Campaign …

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  • 106Economic history of the People's Republic of China — Throughout most of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, as during much of earlier Chinese history, the economy was barely able to meet the basic needs of the country s huge population the largest in the world. In normal years the economy… …

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  • 107OMX Nordic 40 — The OMX Nordic 40 (OMXN40) is a stock market index for the pan regional (virtual) Nordic Stock Exchange. It is a market value weighted index, created on October 2, 2006, that consists of the 40 most traded stock classes of shares from the four… …

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  • 108History of agriculture in the People's Republic of China — For over 4,000 years, China has been a nation of farmers. By the time the People s Republic of China was established in 1949, virtually all arable land was under cultivation; irrigation and drainage systems constructed centuries earlier and… …

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  • 109Stour watermills — for centuries as a source of power. Many different processes were performed by the use of water power: Corn milling, fulling, paper making and electricity generation. Many of the mills survive today as house conversions, with two of them still… …

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  • 110Union Mill, Cranbrook — The mill with traditional sails restored Origin Mill location Russells Yard, Cranbrook, Kent …

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