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31Duchy of Alsace — The Duchy of Alsace was a large political subdivision of the Frankish Empire during the last decade and a half of Merovingian rule. It corresponded to the territory of Alsace and was carved out of southern Austrasia in the last decade of the… …
32Raymond II Trencavel — (also spelled Raimond; 1207 ndash; 1263/1267) was the last ruler of the branch of the Trencavel viscounts of Béziers. His entire life was occupied by efforts to reverse the downfall the Trencavel had experienced during the Albigensian Crusade,… …
33Twelve Articles of the Black Forest — The Twelve Articles of the Black Forest are part of the peasants demands raised towards the Swabian League in the Peasants War in Germany of 1525. They are considered to be the first record of human rights in Europe. IncidentsOn 6 March 1525… …
34Palestine — /pal euh stuyn / for 1, 2; /pal euh steen / for 3, n. 1. Also called Holy Land. Biblical name, Canaan. an ancient country in SW Asia, on the E coast of the Mediterranean. 2. a former British mandate (1923 48) comprising part of this country,… …
35Bradley, James — ▪ English astronomer born March 1693, Sherborne, Gloucestershire, Eng. died July 13, 1762, Chalford, Gloucestershire English astronomer who in 1728 announced his discovery of the aberration of starlight, an apparent slight change in the… …
36technology, 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… …
37hitherto — adverb Up to this or that time. <!(used frequently in legal papers). The Wright Brothers flew the first successful manned, powered and controlled aircraft in 1903, a feat which hitherto had not been accomplished, except by Santos Dumont. See… …
38thither — adverb /θɪðəɹ,ðɪðəɹ/lang=en To that place (rare except for literary or legal use). ...Eleutherius, who thinking himself concernd , because he brought me thither... See Also: hither, hither and thither, hither, thither and yon, thitherto, whither …
39People's Republic of China–Mexico relations — Sino Mexican relations Map indicating locations of People s Republic of China and Mexico China …
40Kingdom of Africa — The Tabula Rogeriana, an early world map drawn by Muhammad al Idrisi for Roger II of Sicily in 1154. Note that the north is at the bottom, and so the map appears upside down compared to modern cartographic conventions. Al Idrisi is also the… …
