Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1882 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). 1882 - Events. January 2 - John D. Rockefeller unites his oil holdings into the Standard Oil trust. February 2 - The Knights of Columbus are formed in New Haven, Connecticut February 3 - P. T. Barnum purchases the elephant Jumbo February 7 - In Mississippi City the last heavyweight boxing champi ...

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• 1882 - January-April
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1882 - January-April. January 6 - Fan S. Noli, Albanian poet and political figure (d. 1965) January 6 - Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1961) January 17 - Noah Beery, American actor (d. 1946) January 18 - A. A. Milne, British author (d. 1956) January 25 - Virginia Woolf, English writer (d. 1941) January 30 - Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States (d. 1945) February 1 - Louis Stephen St. Laure ...

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1882, 1882 - Events, 1882 - Month/day unknown, 1882 - Births, 1882 - January-April, 1882 - May-December, 1882 - Deaths

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The Great Comet of 1882 (modern formal designation: C/1882 R1) was a comet which became very bright in September 1882. It was a member of the Kreutz Sungrazers, a family of comets which pass very close to the Sun's surface at perihelion. The comet was bright enough to be visible next to the sun in the daytime sky at its perihelion. Great Comet of 1882 - Discovery. The comet appeared suddenly in the morning skies in September 1882, and as it was already visible to the naked eye when it became visible ...

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• Great Comet of 1882 - Discovery
• Great Comet of 1882 - Perihelion
• Great Comet of 1882 - Post-perihelion evolution
• Great Comet of 1882 - Orbital studies

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Located on the Mediterranean Sea coast, Alexandria (in Arabic, الإسكندرية, transliterated al-ʼIskandariyyah) is the chief seaport in Egypt, and that country's second largest city, and the capital of the Al Iskandariyah governate. It is located at 31°12′N 29°15′E, 208 km (129 miles) northwest of Cairo. The Canopic mouth of the Nile (now dry) was 19 km (12 miles) east, near the ancient city of Canopus ...

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• Alexandria - History
• Alexandria - Founding
• Alexandria - Roman jurisdiction
• Alexandria - After Amr
• Alexandria - The 1800s
• Alexandria - Bombardment of 1882
• Alexandria - Under British control
• Alexandria - Geography
• Alexandria - Layout of the ancient city
• Alexandria - The modern city
• Alexandria - Ancient remains
• Alexandria - Antiquities

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Karl Friedrich Benz (November 25, 1844 – April 4, 1929) was a German automobile engineer. He is generally regarded as one of the inventors (with contemporary Gottlieb Daimler) of the petrol-powered automobile. Born in a modest home and a prodigy student, Karl Benz loved to ride his bicycle through his natal Karlsruhe and since then he pursued the dream of creating some motorized vehicle to replace it. Something finally accomplished with his Tri-Car of 1886 powered by a gas engine, and later by petrol. Though the genius also invented -- among other things - ...

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• Karl Benz - Early life
• Karl Benz - Benz's Factory and first inventions 1871 to 1882
• Karl Benz - Gasmotoren-Fabrik Mannheim 1882 to 1883
• Karl Benz - Benz & Co. and the Tri-Car
• Karl Benz - Benz & Co. expansion
• Karl Benz - Benz-Söhne 1906 to 1923
• Karl Benz - Daimler-Benz and the Mercedes Benz 1926
• Karl Benz - Trivia

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Friedrich Leopold August Weismann (*January 17, 1834 in Frankfurt am Main; † November 5, 1914 in Freiburg im Breisgau) was a German Biologist. Ernst Mayr ranks him the second most notable evolutionary theorist of the 19th century, after Charles Darwin. Weismann advocated the germ plasm theory, stating that a multicellular organism consists of germ cells that pass on hereditary information, and somatic cells that perform body functions. The germ cells are not affected by anything the body learns or any ability it acquires duri ...

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• August Weismann - Life
• August Weismann - Youth and studies
• August Weismann - Professional life
• August Weismann - Contributions to evolutionary biology
• August Weismann - 1868-1881/82
• August Weismann - 1882-1895
• August Weismann - 1896-1910
• August Weismann - Some written work
• August Weismann - Literature

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Wilhelm Maybach (*February 9, 1846 – December 29, 1929) was a German car-engine and automobile designer and an industrialist. He was born in Heilbronn, Germany, and died in Stuttgart. Maybach worked with Gottlieb Daimler in the late 19th century on the development of light, high speed internal combustion engines. Their collaboration led to the development of an engine that was suitable for use in motorised vehicles including the worlds first motorcycle, in powerbo ...

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• Wilhelm Maybach - Early life and career beginnings 1846 to 1869
• Wilhelm Maybach - Daimler and the Otto Four-Stroke engine 1869 to 1880
• Wilhelm Maybach - Daimler Motors: Fast and small engines 1882
• Wilhelm Maybach - The Grandfather´s Clock 1885
• Wilhelm Maybach - Maybach's engine 1889
• Wilhelm Maybach - Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft DMG and The Phoenix engine.
• Wilhelm Maybach - The Mercedes 1900
• Wilhelm Maybach - Zeppelin engines 1908
• Wilhelm Maybach - Maybach cars 1922
• Wilhelm Maybach - Trivia
• Wilhelm Maybach - Bibliography

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Aliyah (Hebrew: עלייה; "ascent") is a term widely used to mean Jewish immigration to the Land of Israel (and since its establishment in 1948, the State of Israel). The opposite action, Jewish emigration away from Israel, is called Yerida ("descent"). Land of Israel Districts · Cities · Transportation Dead Sea · Red Sea · Sea of Galilee Mediterranean · Negev · Judea · Samaria Jerusalem · Tel Aviv · Haifa Zio ...

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• Aliyah - Aliyot
• Aliyah - First Aliyah 1882-1903
• Aliyah - Second Aliyah 1904-1914
• Aliyah - Third Aliyah 1919-1923
• Aliyah - Fourth Aliyah 1924-1929
• Aliyah - Fifth Aliyah 1929-1939
• Aliyah - Aliyah Bet: Illegal immigration 1933-1948
• Aliyah - Immigration from 1948-1950
• Aliyah - Middle Eastern Jews
• Aliyah - Ethiopian Aliyah
• Aliyah - Russian Aliyah
• Aliyah - Argentine aliyah
• Aliyah - Recent Trends
• Aliyah - Trivia
• Aliyah - Notes

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1882 in South Africa - May. 9 May - Paul Kruger becomes President of South African Republic 28 May - Two ships, the Agnes (94 tonne) and the Christina (196 tonne), run ashore at Plettenberg Bay 1882 in South Africa - July. 26 July - The Stellaland republic is declared 1882 in South Africa - September. 2 September - Kimberley becomes the first town in the southern hemisph ...

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1882 in South Africa, 1882 in South Africa - Events, 1882 in South Africa - May, 1882 in South Africa - July, 1882 in South Africa - September, 1882 in South Africa - Unknown date, 1882 in South Africa - Births, 1882 in South Africa - Deaths

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The comet appeared suddenly in the morning skies in September 1882, and as it was already visible to the naked eye when it became visible it was discovered independently by many people. Reports suggest that it was first seen as early as 1 September 1882, from the Cape of Good Hope as well as the Gulf of Guinea, and over the next few days many observers in the southern hemisphere reported the new comet. The first astronomer to see the comet was W.H. Finlay, the Chief Assistant at the Royal Observatory in Cape Town, South Africa. Finlay ...

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Great Comet of 1882, Great Comet of 1882 - Discovery, Great Comet of 1882 - Perihelion, Great Comet of 1882 - Post-perihelion evolution, Great Comet of 1882 - Orbital studies

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The comet appeared suddenly in the morning skies of September 1882, and as it was already visible to the naked eye when it became visible it was discovered independently by many people. Reports suggest that it was first seen as early as 1 September 1882, from the Cape of Good Hope as well as the Gulf of Guinea, and over the next few days many observers in the southern hemisphere reported the new comet. The first astronomer to see the comet was W. H. Finlay, the Chief Assistant at the Royal Observatory in Cape Town, South Africa. Finla ...

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Great Comet of 1882, Great Comet of 1882 - Discovery, Great Comet of 1882 - Perihelion, Great Comet of 1882 - Post-perihelion evolution, Great Comet of 1882 - Orbital studies

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The comet was rapidly approaching perihelion when discovered, and orbital studies determined that it was a Sungrazing comet, which would pass extremely close to the surface of the Sun. For many hours either side of its perihelion passage, the comet was easily visible in the daytime sky next to the Sun. Perihelion was reached on 17 September, and shortly afterwards the comet transited the Sun. At the Cape, WH Finlay observed the comet with the aid of a neutral density filter right up until the moment of transit, when the Sun's limb was ...

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Great Comet of 1882, Great Comet of 1882 - Discovery, Great Comet of 1882 - Perihelion, Great Comet of 1882 - Post-perihelion evolution, Great Comet of 1882 - Orbital studies

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The comet was rapidly approaching perihelion when discovered, and orbital studies determined that it was a Sungrazing comet, which would pass extremely close to the surface of the Sun. For many hours either side of its perihelion passage, the comet was easily visible in the daytime sky next to the Sun. It reached an estimated magnitude of −17. Perihelion was reached on September 17, and shortly afterwards the comet transited the Sun. At the Cape, Finlay observed the comet with the aid of a neutral density filter right up until the m ...

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Great Comet of 1882, Great Comet of 1882 - Discovery, Great Comet of 1882 - Perihelion, Great Comet of 1882 - Post-perihelion evolution, Great Comet of 1882 - Orbital studies

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1882 in baseball - National League final standings. 55-29 Chicago White Stockings 52-32 Providence Grays 45-39 Buffalo Bisons 45-39 Boston Red Caps 42-40 Cleveland Blues 42-41 Detroit Wolverines 35-48 Troy Trojans 18-66 Worcester Ruby Legs 1882 in baseball - American Association final standings. 55-25 Cincinnati Red Stockings 41-34 Philadelphia Athletics 42-38 Louisville Eclipse 39-39 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 37-43 S ...

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1882 in rail transport - January events. January 9 - The first train from Cincinnati, Ohio, on the Cincinnati Northern Railway, departs for Dayton, Ohio. January 12 - The first train between Cincinnati, Ohio, and Dayton, Ohio, delayed by poor trackwork on the Cincinnati Northern Railway, arrives in Dayton. 1882 in rail transport - March events. March 6 - Regular service begins on the Cincinnati Northern Railway b ...

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1882 in rail transport, 1882 in rail transport - Events, 1882 in rail transport - January events, 1882 in rail transport - March events, 1882 in rail transport - August events, 1882 in rail transport - September events, 1882 in rail transport - October events, 1882 in rail transport - Unknown date events, 1882 in rail transport - Births, 1882 in rail transport - Deaths, 1882 in rail transport - Unknown date deaths

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Acclamations: The following Members of Parliament were elected by acclamation; British Columbia: 2 Liberal-Conservatives Manitoba: 1 Conservative Ontario: 2 Conservatives Quebec: 11 Conservatives, 1 Independent Conservative, 4 Liberal-Conservatives, 3 Liberals New Brunswick: 1 Liberal-Conservative, 1 Independent Nova Scotia: 1 Conservative ...

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Canadian federal election 1882, Canadian federal election 1882 - National results, Canadian federal election 1882 - Results by province

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After its perihelion passage, the comet moved into dark skies, and although it faded as it receded from the Sun it remained one of the most prominent objects in the sky. Towards the end of September, observers including E.E. Barnard began to notice that the comet's nucleus was elongated, and by the beginning of October it was clear that it had broken into at least six fragments. Observers reported that ...

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Great Comet of 1882, Great Comet of 1882 - Discovery, Great Comet of 1882 - Perihelion, Great Comet of 1882 - Post-perihelion evolution, Great Comet of 1882 - Orbital studies

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After its perihelion passage, the comet moved into dark skies, and although it faded as it receded from the Sun it remained one of the most prominent objects in the sky. Towards the end of September, observers including E. E. Barnard began to notice that the comet's nucleus was elongated, and by the beginning of October it was clear that it had broken into at least six fragments. Observers reported that ...

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Great Comet of 1882, Great Comet of 1882 - Discovery, Great Comet of 1882 - Perihelion, Great Comet of 1882 - Post-perihelion evolution, Great Comet of 1882 - Orbital studies

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* England score given first Key H = Home match F = Friendly ...

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1882-83 in English football, 1882-83 in English football - National team, 1882-83 in English football - Honours

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