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31agriculture, origins of — Introduction the active production of useful plants or animals in ecosystems that have been created by people. Agriculture has often been conceptualized narrowly, in terms of specific combinations of activities and organisms wet rice production… …
32Celbridge — Infobox Irish Place name = Celbridge gaeilge = Cill Droichid crest motto = map pin coords = left: 73px; top: 30px north coord = 53.3326 west coord = 6.535 irish grid = N971330 area = elevation = province = Leinster county = County Kildare town… …
33Clonmacnoise — Cathedral from the south east (centre and left), Temple Doolin and Temple Hurpan (right) and Temple Melaghlin (behind, covered) …
34Georgia — /jawr jeuh/, n. 1. a state in the SE United States. 5,464,265; 58,876 sq. mi. (152,489 sq. km). Cap.: Atlanta. Abbr.: GA (for use with zip code), Ga. 2. Also called Georgian Republic. a republic in Transcaucasia, bordering on the Black Sea, N of… …
35work, history of the organization of — Introduction history of the methods by which society structures the activities and labour necessary to its survival. work is essential in providing the basic physical needs of food, clothing, and shelter. But work involves more than the use …
36List of mythological objects — Mythological objects (also known as mythical objects) encompasses a variety of items (e.g. weapons, armor, clothing) appearing in world mythologies. This list will be organized according to category of object. This list is incomplete; you can… …
37Durrus and District History Modern — Durrus is an area of West Cork in Ireland. For earlier history, see Durrus and District History1900 2000 James Gilhooley M.P. and Elections 1910James Gilhooley MP (he had been a merchant in Bantry, and was jailed on a number of occaasions under… …
38Yallery Brown — is a mischievous fairy like nature spirit in an old Lincolnshire folk tale from England, which itself is usually named after the creature.The StoryAccording to the story, a young lad named Tom was sitting in a field resting during his daily… …
39mortar and pestle — ▪ tools ancient device for milling by pounding. Together with the saddle quern (a round stone rolled or rubbed on a flat stone bed), it was the first means known for grinding grain; the grain was placed in a shallow depression in a stone, the… …
40Crank (mechanism) — A crank is an arm attached at right angles to a rotating shaft by which reciprocating motion is imparted to or received from the shaft. It is used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion. The arm may be …
