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41The Education of Henry Adams — records the struggle of Bostonian Henry Adams (1838 1918), in early old age, to come to terms with the dawning 20th century, so different from the world of his youth. It is also a sharp critique of 19th century educational theory and practice. In …
42The Memory of Water — is playwright Shelagh Stephenson s first stage play, staged at Hampstead Theatre in 1996. The play won Best Comedy at the Laurence Olivier Awards. [cite web|title= Oliviers: Olivier Winners 2000 |publisher= Official London Theatre Guide |url=… …
43History of the Royal Australian Navy — The History of the Royal Australian Navy can be traced back to 1788 and the colonisation of Australia by the British. During the period until 1859, vessels of the Royal Navy made frequent trips to the new colonies. In 1859, the Australia Squadron …
44List of The Prince of Tennis characters — The Prince of Tennis manga and anime series has a large cast of fictional characters created by Takeshi Konomi. Many of have appeared in the musical and film adaptations. The cast of the series is largely made up of the members of the various… …
45Speed of light — The speed of light in the vacuum of free space is an important physical constant usually denoted by the letter c . [NIST and BIPM practice is to use c 0 for the speed of light in vacuum in accord with international standard ISO 31 5. See… …
46History of the BattleTech universe — The following is an abridged history of events in the fictional universe of BattleTech. Originally conceived in the early 1980s as a backstory for the franchise s tabletop wargame, it has been expanded considerably by material in numerous… …
47List of creatures in the Resident Evil series — The following is a list of recurring fictional creatures that have appeared in the Resident Evil video game series. For creatures in Resident Evil 4 , see List of Resident Evil 4 creatures . Resident Evil Zombie The zombies featured in the… …
48Ionians (The) — The Ionians Malcolm Schofield THALES AND OTHERS The Greeks agreed that philosophy had begun with Thales. However they did not know much about his views.1 What survives is mostly a potent legend. Herodotus tells stories of his practical ingenuity …
49LIGHT, William (c. 1786-1839) — founder of Adelaide was born about the year 1786 either on the island of Salang or in the territory of Kedah, and spent his first six years at Penang. His father, Captain Francis Light, traded in Siam and Malaya and married Martina Rozells in… …
50Foreign policy of the Barack Obama administration — The Foreign policy of the Barack Obama administration is the foreign policy of the United States from January 20, 2009 onward under the administration of President Barack Obama. Some of Obama s major foreign policy advisors include Secretary of… …
