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  • 1Brown, Lancelot — ▪ English landscape architect byname  Capability Brown   born 1715, Kirkharle, Northumberland, Eng. died Feb. 6, 1783, London  the foremost English master of garden design, whose works were characterized by their natural, unplanned appearance.… …

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  • 2Edinburgh —    EDINBURGH, a city, the seat of a university, and the metropolis of the kingdom of Scotland, situated in longitude 3° 10 30 (W.), and latitude 55° 57 29 (N.), about a mile (S. by W.) from Leith, 40 miles (S.S.W.) from Dundee, 42 (E. by N.) from …

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  • 3Holstein (cattle) — The Holstein or Friesian is a breed of dairy cow known today as the world s highest production dairy animal. Originating in Europe, Holsteins were developed in what is now the Netherlands and more specifically in the two northern provinces of… …

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  • 4Common ethanol fuel mixtures — Summary of the main ethanol blends used around the world There are several common ethanol fuel mixtures in use around the world. The use of pure hydrous or anhydrous ethanol in internal combustion engines (ICE) is only possible if the engine is… …

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  • 5Joseph Wilkes — Infobox Person name = Joseph Wilkes birth date = 1733 image size = caption = birth place = Overseal death date = 1805 death place = Croyden education = occupation = Industrialist spouse = Elizabeth Wood parents = Joseph Wilkes (farmer) children …

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  • 6Disused railway stations (Bodmin to Wadebridge line) — [v · d · …

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  • 7History of ethanol fuel in Brazil — Mechanized harvesting of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum), Piracicaba, São Paulo. The history of ethanol fuel in Brazil dates from the 1970s and relates to Brazil’s sugarcane based ethanol fuel program, which allowed the country to became the… …

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  • 8improve — verb (improved; improving) Etymology: Middle English improuen, emprouen, from Anglo French emprouer to make profit from, from French en + pru, prou advantage, from Late Latin prode more at proud Date: circa 1529 transitive verb 1. archaic employ …

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