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121Poland — /poh leuhnd/, n. a republic in E central Europe, on the Baltic Sea. 38,700,291; ab. 121,000 sq. mi. (313,400 sq. km). Cap.: Warsaw. Polish, Polska. * * * Poland Introduction Poland Background: Poland is an ancient nation that was conceived around …
122Wallenda, Karl — born 1905, Magdeburg, Ger. died March 22, 1978, San Juan, P.R. German born U.S. circus acrobat. He founded the Great Wallendas acrobatic troupe, which achieved fame in Europe for its four man pyramid and cycling on the high wire without a safety… …
123History of Albania — Prehistory …
124Harmonic series (music) — Harmonic series of a string. Pitched musical instruments are often based on an approximate harmonic oscillator such as a string or a column of air, which oscillates at numerous frequencies simultaneously. At these resonant frequencies, waves… …
125Karlheinz Stockhausen — (22 August 1928 ndash; 5 December 2007) was a German composer, widely acknowledged by critics as one of the most important (Barrett 1988, 45; Harvey 1975b, 705; Hopkins 1972, 33; Klein 1968, 117) but also controversial (Power 1990, 30) composers… …
126Japan Airlines — Not to be confused with Air Japan, the charter carrier. Japan Airlines 日本航空 (Nihon Kōkū) IATA JL ICAO …
127Fox sisters — The Fox sisters were three women from New York who played an important role in the creation of Spiritualism, the religious movement. The three sisters were Kate Fox (1838 ndash;1892), Leah Fox (1814 ndash;1890) and Margaret Fox (also called… …
128Antonov An-148 — Infobox Aircraft name=Antonov An 148 type=Airliner manufacturer=Antonov caption=Antonov An 148 at Le Bourget airport, Paris Air Show 2007 designer= first flight=December 17 2004 introduced=April 2005 retired= produced= primary user=Polet… …
