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  • 71Marie de' Medici cycle — The Marie de Medici Cycle is a series of twenty four paintings by Peter Paul Rubens commissioned by Marie de Medici, wife of Henry IV of France, for the Luxembourg Palace in Paris. Rubens received the commission in the autumn of 1621. After… …

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  • 72Wuzhen pian — The Wuzhen pian (Chinese: 悟真篇; pinyin: Wùzhēn piān; Wade–Giles: Wu chen p ien; literally Folios on Awakening to Reality/Perfection ) is a 1075 CE Daoist classic on Neidan style internal alchemy. Its author Zhang Boduan 張伯端 (987? 1082 CE) was a… …

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  • 73Theory of camouflage — The theoretical basis for camouflage is the underlying methodology used in by camouflage, whether natural or man made. The definition of camouflage involves concealment and obscurity , whether applied to the natural coloration of animals, or the… …

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  • 74West Virginia Prehistory — The area now known as West Virginia was a favorite hunting ground of numerous Native American peoples before the arrival of European settlers. Many ancient man made earthen mounds from various mound builder cultures survive, especially in the… …

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  • 75Bailin Temple (Beijing) — The Bailin Temple (Simplified Chinese: 柏林寺; pinyin: Bǎilín Sì), also known as the Monastery of the Cypress Grove , is a temple and monastery located in Beijing, China. History Imperial Era Construction of the Bailin Temple started in 1347, under… …

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  • 76Chip formation — The basic chip formation process. Chip formation is part of the process of cutting materials by mechanical means, using tools such as saws, lathes and milling cutters. An understanding of the theory and engineering of this formation is an… …

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  • 77Origin of replication — The origin of replication (also called the replication origin) is a particular sequence in a genome at which replication is initiated.[1] This can either be DNA replication in living organisms such as prokaryotes and eukaryotes, or RNA… …

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  • 78mazes —    The mazes of folk tradition are not intended as puzzles; they are single track coiling patterns cut in turf and used for communal sport, the point being to run round them without stumbling or touching the banks even at the sharp bends. Having… …

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  • 79prophase — The first stage of nuclear division. The stage during which chromosome pairing occurs in the first division of meiosis (see: leptonema, zygonema, pachynema, diplonema, diakinesis). In mitosis and the second division of meiosis, the chromosomes… …

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  • 80best boy —   the term for any technical assistant, apprentice or aide (regardless of sex) for the gaffer or the (key) grip on a set, responsible for the routing and coiling of power cables necessary to run the lights for a shot; a gender neutral term that… …

    Glossary of cinematic terms