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  • 41Iran — /i ran , i rahn , uy ran /, n. a republic in SW Asia. 67,540,002; ab. 635,000 sq. mi. (1,644,650 sq. km). Cap.: Teheran. Formerly (until 1935), Persia. * * * Iran Introduction Iran Background: Known as Persia until 1935, Iran became an Islamic… …

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  • 42The Suppression of the Jesuits (1770-1773) —     Society of Jesus, History of the (1750 1773)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Suppression of the Jesuits (1750 1773)     The Suppression is the most difficult part of the history of the Society. Having enjoyed very high favor among Catholic… …

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  • 43Nagendranath Chattopadhyay — was a Sanskrit scholar and noted grammarian living in the early 20 th century at Salepur village approximately 5 miles from the sub divisional headquarter in Arambagh in Hooghly district, West Bengal, India. Academic career Nagendranath… …

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  • 44Forest kindergarten — A forest kindergarten in Düsseldorf, Germany A forest kindergarten is a type of preschool education for children between the ages of three and six that is held almost exclusively outdoors. Whatever the weather, children are encouraged to play,… …

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  • 45John Couch Adams — Infobox Scientist name = John Couch Adams box width = 300px image width = 240px caption = birth date = birth date|1819|06|15 birth place = Laneast, Cornwall, Great Britain death date = death date and age|1892|01|21|1819|06|15 death place =… …

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  • 46Writing of Principia Mathematica — Isaac Newton composed Principia Mathematica during 1685 and 1686.Authoring Principia Newton s major work mdash; Principia Mathematica In the other letters written in 1685 and 1686, he asks Flamsteed for information about the orbits of the moons… …

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  • 47brazil — /breuh zil /, n. brazilwood. [1350 1400; ME brasile < ML < It < Sp brasil, deriv. of brasa live coal (the wood being red in color) < Gmc; see BRAISE] * * * Brazil Introduction Brazil Background: Following three centuries under the rule of&#8230; …

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  • 48Brazil — Brazilian /breuh zil yeuhn/, adj., n. /breuh zil /, n. a republic in South America. 164,511,366; 3,286,170 sq. mi. (8,511,180 sq. km). Cap.: Brasília. Portuguese and Spanish, Brasil. Official name, Federative Republic of Brazil. * * * Brazil&#8230; …

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  • 49Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.&#8230; …

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  • 50Christian views on slavery — Part of a series on Slavery Contemporary slavery …

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