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  • 52US-KS (satellite) — The US KS Oko (Eye) is the primary Soviet early warning satellite, tasked with the detection of rocket launches from the continental United States. The system entered service in the early 1980s and served as the primary Soviet early warning… …

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  • 53New Siberian Islands — The New Siberian Islands. Location of the New Siberian Isla …

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  • 54Kennelly-Heaviside layer — The Kennelly Heaviside layer, also known as the E region or simply the Heaviside layer, is a layer of ionised gas occurring at 90 ndash;150 km above the ground mdash; one of several layers in the Earth s ionosphere. It reflects medium frequency… …

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  • 55Chicago Cubs franchise history — The following is a franchise history of the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball, a charter member of the National League who started play in the National Association in 1870. The Chicago N.L. franchise is the only team to play continuously in… …

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  • 56Pays de Caux — The Pays de Caux is an area in Normandy occupying the greater part of the French département of Seine Maritime in Haute Normandie. It is a chalk plateau to the north of the Seine Estuary and extending to the cliffs on the English Channel coast.… …

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  • 57pre-Columbian civilizations — Introduction       the aboriginal American Indian (Mesoamerican Indian) cultures that evolved in Meso America (part of Mexico and Central America) and the Andean region (western South America) prior to Spanish exploration and conquest in the 16th …

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  • 58cosmos — /koz meuhs, mohs/, n., pl. cosmos, cosmoses for 2, 4. 1. the world or universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious system. 2. a complete, orderly, harmonious system. 3. order; harmony. 4. any composite plant of the genus Cosmos, of tropical… …

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  • 59china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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  • 60China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …

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