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101Roman Historical Institutes — are collegiate bodies established at Rome, for the purpose of historical research, notably in the Vatican archives. These have been set both by ecclesiastical authority, and by national governments. Opening of the Vatican archivesIn the fifteenth …
102Jan P. Strijbos — Jan P. (Pieter) Strijbos (March 14, 1891 – May 10, 1983) was a Dutch naturalist, cineast, photographer, journalist, writer and public speaker of the nature (and birds in particular) protection movement. Strijbos grew up in Haarlem, North Holland… …
103Hildegard Hammerschmidt-Hummel — (born January 21, 1944) is a German Professor of English, literary critic, Shakespeare scholar and writer. Hildegard Hammerschmidt Hummel is regarded by many as a Shakespeare scholar who has won for herself a special standing within national and… …
104Encyclopaedia aethiopica — The Encyclopaedia Aethiopica (EAE) is the basic reference work for Ethiopian and Eritrean Studies. The Encyclopaedia Aethiopica provides access to reliable and state of the art information in all fields of the discipline, i.e. anthropology,… …
105Konstantin Fotinov — Konstantin Georgiev Fotinov ( bg. Константин Георгиев Фотинов; c. 1790–29 November 1858) was a Bulgarian writer, translator and enlightener of the Bulgarian National Revival period. The publisher of the first Bulgarian language magazine, he is… …
106Armenia — /ahr mee nee euh, meen yeuh/; for 3 also Sp. /ahrdd me nyah/, n. 1. an ancient country in W Asia: now divided between Armenia, Turkey, and Iran. 2. Also called, Armenian Republic. a republic in Transcaucasia, S of Georgia and W of Azerbaijan.… …
107Homo sapiens — /hoh moh say pee euhnz/ 1. (italics) the species of bipedal primates to which modern humans belong, characterized by a brain capacity averaging 1400 cc (85 cubic in.) and by dependence upon language and the creation and utilization of complex… …
108Spain — /spayn/, n. a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 39,244,195; 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Cap.: Madrid. Spanish, España. * * * Spain Introduction Spain Background: Spain s powerful world empire of the 16th and… …
109Cretaceous Period — Interval of geologic time from с 144 to 65 million years ago. During the Cretaceous the climate was warmer than today. In the seas, marine invertebrates flourished, and bony fishes evolved. On land, flowering plants arose, and insects, bees in… …
110Jurassic Period — Interval of geologic time, 206–144 million years ago, that is one of the three major divisions of the Mesozoic Era, preceded by the Triassic Period and followed by the Cretaceous. During the Jurassic, Pangea began to break up into the present day …
