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  • 51Trinity College Kirk — was a royal collegiate church in Edinburgh, Scotland. The kirk and its adjacent almshouse, Trinity Hospital, were founded in 1460 by Mary of Gueldres in memory of her husband, King James II. Queen Mary was interred in the church, until her coffin …

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  • 52coleopteran — /koh lee op teuhr euhn, kol ee /, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the order Coleoptera. n. 2. a beetle. [1840 50; COLEOPTER(A) + AN] * * * ▪ insect Introduction   any member of the insect order Coleoptera, consisting of the beetles and weevils …

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  • 53photography, 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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  • 54clean — clean1 W2 [kli:n] adj comparative cleaner superlative cleanest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not dirty)¦ 2¦(people/animals)¦ 3¦(environment)¦ 4¦(fair or legal)¦ 5¦(not offensive)¦ 6 come clean 7 make a clean breast of it …

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  • 55Collography — (sometimes spelled collagraphy ) is a printmaking process in which materials are applied to a rigid substrate (such as cardboard or wood). The term collography is derived from the Greek words collo , meaning glue and graph , meaning the activity… …

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  • 56Collagraphy — This article is about the printmaking process. For the photographic process, see Collotype. For decorative writing, see Calligraphy. Collagraphy (sometimes spelled collography) is a printmaking process in which materials are applied to a rigid… …

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  • 57University of Pittsburgh — Infobox University name=University of Pittsburgh motto= Veritas et Virtus (Latin) mottoeng= Truth and Virtue tagline= Leader in education, pioneer in research, partner in regional development established= February 28, 1787 type=State related… …

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  • 58pottery — /pot euh ree/, n., pl. potteries. 1. ceramic ware, esp. earthenware and stoneware. 2. the art or business of a potter; ceramics. 3. a place where earthen pots or vessels are made. [1475 85; POTTER1 + Y3] * * * I One of the oldest and most… …

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  • 59sound reception — Introduction       response of an organism s aural mechanism, the ear, to a specific form of energy change, or sound waves. Sound waves can be transmitted through gases, liquids, or solids, but the hearing function of each species is particularly …

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  • 60Friction — For other uses, see Friction (disambiguation). Classical mechanics …

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