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41Saimei (period) — The years of Empress Saimei s reign or the Saimei (Japanese: 斉明) period should not be misunderstood as a Japanese era name (年号, nengō , lit. year name) following after the Hakuchi era. The nengō system which was introduced in reign of Emperor… …
42Tenji (period) — The years of Emperor Tenji s reign or the Tenji ( ja. 天智) period should not be misunderstood as a Japanese era name (年号, nengō , lit. year name). The nengō system which was introduced in reign of Emperor Kōtoku was abandoned at the end of his… …
43Kōbun (period) — The years of Emperor Kōbun s reign or the Kōbun ( ja. 弘文) period should not be misunderstood as a Japanese era name (年号, nengō , lit. year name). The nengō system which was introduced in reign of Emperor Kōtoku was abandoned at the end of his… …
44Temmu (period) — The years of Emperor Temmu s reign or the Temmu ( ja. 天武) period should not be misunderstood as a Japanese era name (年号, nengō , lit. year name). The nengō system which was introduced in reign of Emperor Kotoku was abandoned at the end of his… …
45Jitō (period) — The years of Emperor Jitō s reign or the Jitō ( ja. 持統) period should not be misunderstood as a Japanese era name (年号, nengō , lit. year name). The nengō system which was introduced in reign of Emperor Kotoku was abandoned at the end of his reign …
46URUK PERIOD — (C. 4000–3200 B.C.) A prehistoric period in Mesopotamia named after its most important archaeological site, Uruk. It is in turn divided into several phases (Early, Middle, and Late), as suggested by the 18 successive layers of the Uruk site… …
47Houston, Houston, Do You Read? — is a novella by James Tiptree, Jr. (pseudonym of Alice Sheldon). It won a Nebula Award for Best Novella in 1976 and a Hugo Award for Best Novella in 1977.The novella first appeared in the anthology Aurora: Beyond Equality , edited by Vonda N.… …
48Jōō (Kamakura period) — nihongo|Jōō|貞応| was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō , lit. year name) after Jōkyū and before Gennin. This period spanned the years from 1222 to 1224. The reigning emperor was Go Horikawa tennō . [Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du… …
49Jōō (Edo period) — nihongo|Jōō|承応|, alternatively read as Shōō, was a nihongo|Japanese era name|年号,| nengō ,| lit. year name after Keian and before Meireki . This period spanned the years from 1652 through 1655. The reigning emperors were nihongo|Go Komyo tennō… …
50Steve Alten — Born August 21, 1959 (1959 08 21) (age 52) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Occupation Novelist Genres Science fiction …
