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  • 121Battle of Smolensk (1943) — Second Battle of Smolensk Part of the Eastern Front of World War II Date 7 August–2 October 1943 Location …

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  • 122dating — I In geology and archaeology, the process of determining an object s or event s place within a chronological scheme. Scientists may use either relative dating, in which items are sequenced on the basis of stratigraphic clues (see stratigraphy) or …

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  • 123Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology       In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… …

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  • 124Utah State University — Infobox University name = Utah State University motto = Research, Service, Teaching established = 1888 type = Public Land grant Space grant endowment = US $110.3 million president = Stan L. Albrecht city = Logan state = UT country = USA undergrad …

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  • 125Superlens — A superlens, super lens or perfect lens is a lens which uses metamaterials to go beyond the diffraction limit. The diffraction limit is an inherent limitation in conventional optical devices or lenses.[1] In 2000, a type of lens was proposed,… …

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  • 126Korea, Democratic People's Republic of — ▪ 2009 Area: 122,762 sq km (47,399 sq mi) Population (2008 est.): 23,867,000 Capital: Pyongyang Head of state and government: Chairman of the National Defense Commission Kim Jong Il       In 2008 North Korea lived up to the traditional nickname… …

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  • 127Hydrogen economy — The hydrogen economy is a proposed system of delivering energy using hydrogen. The term hydrogen economy was coined by John Bockris during a talk he gave in 1970 at General Motors (GM) Technical Center.[1] Hydrogen advocates promote hydrogen as… …

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  • 128Austria — Austrian, adj., n. /aw stree euh/, n. a republic in central Europe. 8,054,078; 32,381 sq. mi. (83,865 sq. km). Cap.: Vienna. German, Österreich. * * * Austria Introduction Austria Background: Once the center of power for the large Austro… …

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