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21English literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …
22Irish literature — Introduction the body of written works produced by the Irish. This article discusses Irish literature written in English from about 1690; its history is closely linked with that of English literature. Irish language literature is treated… …
23Moorehead Circle — was a triple woodhenge constructed about two millennia ago at the Fort Ancient Earthworks in the U.S. state of Ohio. The outer circle, discovered in 2005 by Jarrod Burks, is about 60 meters in diameter.[1] Robert Riordan, Professor of Archaeology …
24humour — /hyooh meuhr/, n., v.t., Chiefly Brit. humor. Usage. See or1. * * * I (Latin; fluid ) In early Western physiological theory, one of the four body fluids thought to determine a person s temperament and features. As hypothesized by Galen, the four… …
25William Ewart Gladstone — The Right Honourable William Ewart Gladstone FRS FSS Prime Minister of the United Kingdom …
26Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins ArgueDate=January 31 ArgueYear=1938 DecideDate=April 25 DecideYear=1938 FullName=Erie Railroad Company v. Harry J. Tompkins USVol=304 USPage=64 Citation=58 S. Ct. 817; 82 L. Ed. 1188; 1938 U.S.… …
27Gammablitz — Künstlerische Darstellung eines hellen Gammablitzes in einer Sternenformation. Die Energie aus der Explosion strahlt in zwei schmalen, entgegengesetzt gerichteten Jets. Gammablitze, Gammastrahlenblitze, Gammastrahlenausbrüche oder auch… …
28X-ray astronomy — X rays start at 0.008 nm and extend across the electromagnetic spectrum to 8 nm, over which the Earth s atmosphere is opaque. X ray astronomy is an observational branch of astronomy which deals with the study of X ray observation and detection… …
29UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, country in N. America. This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction Colonial Era, 1654–1776 Early National Period, 1776–1820 German Jewish Period, 1820–1880 East European Jewish Period,… …
30literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
