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  • 121technology, 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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  • 122Nazi Germany — Greater German Reich Großdeutsches Reich ↓ 1933–1945 …

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  • 1242007 Champ Car World Series season — The 2007 Champ Car World Series Season was the twenty ninth Champ Car World Series, however only its fourth season under the Champ Car title. It began on April 8, 2007 and ended on November 11 after 14 races. Unbeknownst at the time, this would… …

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  • 125Peru — Peruvian /peuh rooh vee euhn/, adj., n. /peuh rooh /, n. 1. Spanish, Perú /pe rddooh /. a republic in W South America. 24,949,512; 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Cap.: Lima. 2. a city in N central Indiana. 13,764. 3. a city in N Illinois. 10 …

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  • 126automotive industry — Introduction       all those companies and activities involved in the manufacture of motor vehicles, including most components, such as engines and bodies, but excluding tires, batteries, and fuel. The industry s principal products are passenger… …

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  • 127Central vacuum cleaner — The power unit of a typical central vacuum cleaner for residential use A central vacuum cleaner (also known as built in or ducted) is a type of vacuum cleaner appliance, installed into a building as a semi permanent fixture. Central vacuum… …

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  • 128TAILORING — The Hebrew word for tailor, חַיָּט, first appears in mishnaic and midrashic literature. Tailors are mentioned more frequently in the Talmud (Shab. 1:3, 11b; BK 10:10), and Jewish tailors were to be found in Muslim countries at this period, but… …

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