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  • 51technology, history of — Introduction       the development over time of systematic techniques for making and doing things. The term technology, a combination of the Greek technē, “art, craft,” with logos, “word, speech,” meant in Greece a discourse on the arts, both… …

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  • 52Wing Chun — A wing chun front kick (right) against a turning kick. This illustrates the principles of centerline and simultaneous attack and defence. Also known as Wing Tsun, Ving Tsun Focus Striking, Trapping …

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  • 53Vovinam — 200px Also known as Vovinam Việt Võ Đạo Focus Hybrid Country of origin Vietnam Creator Nguyễn Lộc Famous practitioners …

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  • 54Sundial — A sundial is a device that measures time by the position of the Sun. In common designs such as the horizontal sundial, the sun casts a shadow from its style (a thin rod or a sharp, straight edge) onto a flat surface marked with lines indicating… …

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  • 55Chinese martial arts — Kung fu redirects here. For other uses, see Kung fu (disambiguation). Wushu Traditional Chinese 武術 Literal meaning martial art …

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  • 56Thales — Infobox Philosopher color = #B0C4DE Thales image caption = Thales name = Thales of Miletos (Θαλής ο Μιλήσιος) birth = ca. 624–625 BC death = ca. 547–546 BC school tradition = Ionian Philosophy, Milesian school, Naturalism main interests = Ethics …

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  • 57HIV test — Randall L. Tobias, former U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, being publicly tested for HIV in Ethiopia in an effort to reduce the stigma of being tested.[1] HIV tests are used to detect the presence of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus …

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  • 58Flight control surfaces — Aircraft flight control surfaces allow a pilot to adjust and control the aircraft s flight attitude.Development of an effective set of flight controls was a critical advance in the development of the aircraft. Early efforts at fixed wing aircraft …

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  • 59Shintō Musō-ryū — (神道夢想流) Traditional Japanese martial art Foundation Founder Musō Gonnosuke Katsuyoshi (夢想 權之助 勝吉, fl. c.160 …

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  • 60chemistry — /kem euh stree/, n., pl. chemistries. 1. the science that deals with the composition and properties of substances and various elementary forms of matter. Cf. element (def. 2). 2. chemical properties, reactions, phenomena, etc.: the chemistry of… …

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