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  • 81Newton, Sir Isaac — born Jan. 4, 1643, Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, Eng. died March 31, 1727, London English physicist and mathematician. The son of a yeoman, he was raised by his grandmother. He was educated at Cambridge University (1661–65), where he discovered the… …

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  • 82Robert Browning — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Browning. Robert Browning …

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  • 83Низами Гянджеви — Запрос «Низами» перенаправляется сюда; см. также другие значения. Низами Гянджеви перс. نظامی گنجوی‎ курд. Nîzamî Gencewî, نیزامی گه‌نجه‌وی азерб. Nizami Gəncəvi …

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  • 84satire — /sat uyeur/, n. 1. the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc. 2. a literary composition, in verse or prose, in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn, derision, or ridicule. 3 …

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  • 85The Vatican as a Scientific Institute —     The Vatican Palace, as a Scientific Institute     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Vatican Palace, as a Scientific Institute     Regarded from the point of view of scientific productivity, the Vatican is the busiest scientific workshop in Rome.… …

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  • 86Scotland — For other uses, see Scotland (disambiguation). Scotland  (English/Scots) Alba  (Scottish Gaelic) …

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  • 87Edward Gibbon — Infobox Person caption = Edward Gibbon (1737–1794) birth date = April 27, 1737 death date = death date and age|1794|1|16|1737|4|27 birth place = Putney, England, UK death place = London, England, UKEdward Gibbon (April 27, 1737 [Gibbon s birthday …

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  • 88Hans-Joachim Marseille — Infobox Military Person name=Hans Joachim Marseille born=birth date|1919|12|13|df=y died=death date and age|1942|09|30|1919|12|13|df=y placeofbirth=Berlin, Germany placeofdeath=Sidi Abdel Rahman, Egypt coord|30|53|26.80|N|28|41|42.87|E|… …

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  • 89Ely — • Ancient diocese in England Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ely     Ely     † Catholic Encyc …

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  • 90Dunkeld and Dowally —    DUNKELD and DOWALLY, a parish, in the county of Perth, 15 miles (N. by W.) from Perth, and 55 (N. N. W.) from Edinburgh; comprising the ancient city of Dunkeld, partly within the parish of Caputh; for many years the seat of the primacy of the… …

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