1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). 1923 - Events. January 1 - Grouping of all UK railway companies into four larger companies January 10 - Lithuania seizes and annexes Memel January 11 - Troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area to force Germany to pay its reparation payments 1923 - February. February 16 - Howard Carter unseals the ...

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May 18 - 1048 to 1899. 1048 - Omar Khayyám, Persian poet (d. 1123) 1186 - Konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (d. 1218) 1474 - Isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (d. 1539) 1610 - Stefano della Bella, Italian printmaker (d. 1664) 1616 - Johann Jakob Froberger, German composer (d. 1667) 1662 O.S. - George Smalridge, English Bishop of Bristol (d. 1719) 1692 O.S. - Joseph Butler, English bishop and philosopher (d. 1752) 1711 - Ruđer Josip Bo ...

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May 18, May 18 - Events, May 18 - Births, May 18 - 1048 to 1899, May 18 - 1900 to 1999, May 18 - Deaths, May 18 - 1450 to 1899, May 18 - 1900 to 1999, May 18 - 2000 onwards, May 18 - Holidays and Observances

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Tsunamis cannot be prevented or precisely predicted, but there are some warning signs of an impending tsunami, and there are many systems being developed and in use to reduce the damage from tsunamis. In instances where the leading edge of the tsunami wave is its trough, the sea will recede from the coast half of the wave's period before the wave's arrival. If the slope is shallow, this recession can exceed many hundreds of metres. People unaware of the danger may remain at the shore due to curiosit ...

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Tsunami, Tsunami - Causes, Tsunami - Characteristics, Tsunami - Signs of an approaching tsunami, Tsunami - Warnings and prevention, Tsunami - Past tsunamis, Tsunami - 6100 B.C. and before, Tsunami - 1650 B.C. - Santorini, Tsunami - 1607 - Bristol Channel England and Wales, Tsunami - 1700 - Vancouver Island Canada, Tsunami - 1755 - Lisbon Portugal, Tsunami - 1883 - Krakatoa explosive eruption, Tsunami - 1929 - Newfoundland tsunami, Tsunami - 1946 - Pacific tsunami, Tsunami - 1960 - Chilean tsunami, Tsunami - 1963 - Vajont Dam disaster, Tsunami - 1964 - Good Friday tsunami, Tsunami - 1979 - Tumaco tsunami, Tsunami - 1993 – Okushiri tsunami, Tsunami - 2004 - Indian Ocean tsunami, Tsunami - Other tsunamis in South Asia, Tsunami - Other historical tsunamis, Tsunami - North American and Caribbean tsunamis, Tsunami - European tsunamis

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Constantine had altogether more ambitious plans. Having restored the unity of the empire, now overseeing the progress of major governmental reforms and sponsoring the consolidation of the Christian church, Constantine was well aware that Rome had become an unsatisfactory capital for several reasons. Located in central Italy, Rome lay too far from the eastern imperial frontiers, and hence also from the legions and the Imperial courts.Moreover, Rome offered an undesirable playground for disaffected politicians; it also suffered regularly from ...

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Constantinople, Constantinople - Names, Constantinople - Byzantium, Constantinople - Constantine's Foundation, Constantinople - Public buildings, Constantinople - Constantinople in the Divided Empire, Constantinople - The City under Justinian, Constantinople - The City after Justinian, Constantinople - Importance of the City in its prime, Constantinople - The Isaurians, Constantinople - The Comneni and Palaeologi, Constantinople - The Ottomans, Constantinople - Constantinople in popular culture, Constantinople - Notes

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1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). It also had the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasn't had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. See 1696. 1903 - Events. January 1 - Edward VII of the United Kingdom is proclaimed Emperor of India January 6 - Mileva Maric married Albert Einstein. February 11 - The Oxnard Strike of 1903 represents the first time in U.S. h ...

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Although often referred to as "tidal waves", a tsunami does not look like the popular impression of "a normal wave only much bigger". Instead it looks rather like an endlessly onrushing tide which forces its way around and through any obstacle. Most of the damage is caused by the huge mass of water behind the initial wave front, as the height of the sea keeps rising fast and floods powerfully into the coastal area. The sheer weight of water is enough to pulverise objects in its path, often reducing buildings to their foundations and scouring exposed ground to the bedrock. Large objects such as ships and boulders can be carried severa ...

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Tsunami, Tsunami - Causes, Tsunami - Characteristics, Tsunami - Signs of an approaching tsunami, Tsunami - Warnings and prevention, Tsunami - Past tsunamis, Tsunami - 6100 B.C. and before, Tsunami - 1650 B.C. - Santorini, Tsunami - 1607 - Bristol Channel England and Wales, Tsunami - 1700 - Vancouver Island Canada, Tsunami - 1755 - Lisbon Portugal, Tsunami - 1883 - Krakatoa explosive eruption, Tsunami - 1929 - Newfoundland tsunami, Tsunami - 1946 - Pacific tsunami, Tsunami - 1960 - Chilean tsunami, Tsunami - 1963 - Vajont Dam disaster, Tsunami - 1964 - Good Friday tsunami, Tsunami - 1979 - Tumaco tsunami, Tsunami - 1993 – Okushiri tsunami, Tsunami - 2004 - Indian Ocean tsunami, Tsunami - Other tsunamis in South Asia, Tsunami - Other historical tsunamis, Tsunami - North American and Caribbean tsunamis, Tsunami - European tsunamis

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Since the closing of the 20th Century, the 1920s has drawn close associations with the 1990s,especially in the United States. This due to the fact both decades were considered very economically prosperous times, and a prosperity which lasted throughout almost the entire decade following a tremendous event at the closing of the previous decade (World War I and Spanish flu in the late 1910s, and the end of the Cold War in the late 1980s). In the United States, this decad ...

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1920s, 1920s - Events and trends, 1920s - Technology, 1920s - Science, 1920s - War peace and politics, 1920s - Economics, 1920s - Culture religion, 1920s - People, 1920s - World leaders, 1920s - Entertainers, 1920s - Sports figures

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1976 - January. January 8 - Zhou Enlai, Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1898) January 10 - Howlin' Wolf, American musician (b. 1910) January 12 - Agatha Christie, English writer (b. 1890) January 23 - Paul Robeson, American actor, singer, writer, and activist (b. 1898) January 30 - Mance Lipscomb, American singer (b. 1895) 1976 - February. February 1 - Werner Heisenberg, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate ...

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1976, 1976 - Events, 1976 - January, 1976 - February, 1976 - March, 1976 - April, 1976 - May, 1976 - June, 1976 - July, 1976 - August, 1976 - September, 1976 - October, 1976 - November, 1976 - December, 1976 - Unknown dates, 1976 - Births, 1976 - January, 1976 - February, 1976 - March, 1976 - April, 1976 - May, 1976 - June, 1976 - July, 1976 - August, 1976 - September, 1976 - October, 1976 - November, 1976 - December, 1976 - Deaths, 1976 - January, 1976 - February, 1976 - March, 1976 - April, 1976 - May, 1976 - June, 1976 - July, 1976 - August, 1976 - September, 1976 - October, 1976 - November, 1976 - December, 1976 - Nobel Prizes, 1976 - Templeton Prize

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A transformer usually has: two or more insulated windings, to carry current a core, in which the mutual magnetic field couples the windings. In transformers designed to operate at low frequencies, the windings are usually formed around an iron or steel core. This helps to confine the magnetic field within the transformer and increase its efficiency, although the presence of the core causes energy losses. Transformers made to operate at high frequencies may use other l ...

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Transformer, Transformer - Introduction, Transformer - Basic principles, Transformer - Flux coupling, Transformer - Electrical laws, Transformer - Invention, Transformer - Practical considerations, Transformer - Classification, Transformer - Losses, Transformer - High frequency operation, Transformer - Construction, Transformer - Cores, Transformer - Windings, Transformer - Insulation, Transformer - Shielding, Transformer - Coolant, Transformer - Terminals, Transformer - Transformer designs, Transformer - Autotransformers, Transformer - Polyphase transformers, Transformer - Resonant transformers, Transformer - Instrument transformers, Transformer - Pulse transformers, Transformer - RF transformers, Transformer - Uses of transformers

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The 1947 Imperial Household Law defines the imperial household as: the empress (kōgō 皇后), the empress dowager (kōtaigō 皇太后), the grand empress dowager (tai-kōtaigō 太皇太后), the crown prince (kōtaishi 皇太子) and his consort, the imperial grandson who is heir apparent (kōtaison 皇太孫) and his consort, the shinnō (親王) and their consorts, the naishinnō (内親王), the ō (王) and their consorts, and the nyoō (女王). The legitimate children a ...

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Imperial Household of Japan, Imperial Household of Japan - Current members of the imperial family, Imperial Household of Japan - Living former members of the imperial family, Imperial Household of Japan - Succession, Imperial Household of Japan - Current order of succession, Imperial Household of Japan - Possible succession solutions, Imperial Household of Japan - History of titles, Imperial Household of Japan - Related terms, Imperial Household of Japan - Shinnōke, Imperial Household of Japan - Ōke

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A robot may include a feedback-driven connection between sense and action, not under direct human control, although it may have a human override function. The action may take the form of electro-magnetic motors or actuators (also called effectors) that move an arm, open and close grips, or propel the robot. The control and feedback system is provided by a computer program run on either an external or embedded computer or a microcontroller. By this definition, a robot may inc ...

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Robot, Robot - Overview, Robot - History, Robot - Literary history, Robot - Robotics, Robot - Contemporary uses of robots, Robot - Current developments, Robot - Future prospects, Robot - Robot competitions, Robot - Possible dangers, Robot - Classes of robots, Robot - Research areas associated with robotics, Robot - Additional robot topics, Robot - Notable robots

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"I would have preferred it if he'd followed his original ambition and become an architect." — Paula Hitler, Hitler's younger sister, during an interview with a U.S. intelligence operative in late 1945. At the time of Hitler's death most of Germany's infrastructure and major cities were in ruins and he had left explicit orders to complete the destruction. Millions of Germans were dead with millions more wounded or homeless. In his will he dismissed other Nazi leaders and appointed Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz as Reichspräsid ...

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Adolf Hitler, Adolf Hitler - Early years, Adolf Hitler - Early adulthood in Vienna and Munich, Adolf Hitler - World War I, Adolf Hitler - The early years of the Nazi Party, Adolf Hitler - Hitler's entry and rise, Adolf Hitler - The Hitler Putsch, Adolf Hitler - The rebuilding of the party, Adolf Hitler - The road to power, Adolf Hitler - The Brüning administration, Adolf Hitler - The cabinets von Papen and Schleicher, Adolf Hitler - Hitler's appointment as Chancellor, Adolf Hitler - Reichstag Fire and the March election, Adolf Hitler - The Enabling Act, Adolf Hitler - Removal of remaining limits, Adolf Hitler - The Third Reich, Adolf Hitler - Economics and culture, Adolf Hitler - Repression, Adolf Hitler - Rearmament and new alliances, Adolf Hitler - The Holocaust, Adolf Hitler - World War II, Adolf Hitler - Opening moves, Adolf Hitler - Path to defeat, Adolf Hitler - Defeat and death, Adolf Hitler - Legacy, Adolf Hitler - Medical health, Adolf Hitler - Hitler's family, Adolf Hitler - The origin of the name Hitler, Adolf Hitler - Trivia, Adolf Hitler - Hitler's associates, Adolf Hitler - Documentaries, Adolf Hitler - Dramatizations, Adolf Hitler - Media, Adolf Hitler - Hitler's speeches

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Republican institutions replaced royal ones in Bavaria during the upheavals of November 1918. Provisional National Council Minister-President Kurt Eisner declared Bavaria to be a free state on November 7, 1918. Munich became a hotbed of extremism: a Bavarian Soviet Republic, the Münchner Räterepublik, had a short-lived existence, but inspired fearful reactions: the 1923 Beer Hall Putsch involving Erich Ludendorff and Adolf Hitler took place in the same city. For most of the Weimar Republic, though, Bavaria was dominated by the relat ...

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History of Bavaria, History of Bavaria - Early settlements and Roman Raetia, History of Bavaria - Migrations and early Medieval Period, History of Bavaria - Bavaria and the Agilolfings under Frankish Overlordship, History of Bavaria - Christianity, History of Bavaria - The Duchy during the Carolingian Period, History of Bavaria - The Duchy during the Ottonian and Salian Periods, History of Bavaria - The Welfs, History of Bavaria - Geographic Fluctuations, History of Bavaria - The Wittelsbach Dynasty, History of Bavaria - Partitions, History of Bavaria - The Reunited Duchy, History of Bavaria - The Electorate, History of Bavaria - Revolutionary and Napoleonic, History of Bavaria - The Kingdom, History of Bavaria - German Empire, History of Bavaria - Modern Times, History of Bavaria - Bibliography, History of Bavaria - Notes

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Transformer - Classification. Transformers may be roughly classified by the power handled in the circuit, in watts (or, more accurately, VA (volt amperes)): Up to 1 watt: Signal transformers, interstage coupling 1 - 1000 watts: Small power transformers, filament transformers, audio output transformers 1 kilowatt - 1 megawatt: Power transformers; larger units in this range may be oil filled 1 megawatt and over: Large power transformers, used for substations, large electrical ...

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Transformer, Transformer - Introduction, Transformer - Basic principles, Transformer - Flux coupling, Transformer - Electrical laws, Transformer - Invention, Transformer - Practical considerations, Transformer - Classification, Transformer - Losses, Transformer - High frequency operation, Transformer - Construction, Transformer - Cores, Transformer - Windings, Transformer - Insulation, Transformer - Shielding, Transformer - Coolant, Transformer - Terminals, Transformer - Transformer designs, Transformer - Autotransformers, Transformer - Polyphase transformers, Transformer - Resonant transformers, Transformer - Instrument transformers, Transformer - Pulse transformers, Transformer - RF transformers, Transformer - Uses of transformers

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1980 - January. January 1–April 1 - National steel strike in the United Kingdom. January 1 - Changes to the Swedish Act of Succession creates Victoria of Sweden, Crown Princess over her younger brother. January 4 - American president Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. January 5 - Hewlett-Packard announces release of its first personal computer. January 7 - President Jimmy Carter authorizes legislation giv ...

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1998 - Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. Amartya Sen ...

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1998, 1998 - Events, 1998 - January, 1998 - February, 1998 - March, 1998 - April, 1998 - May, 1998 - June, 1998 - July, 1998 - August, 1998 - September, 1998 - October, 1998 - November, 1998 - December, 1998 - Unknown Dates, 1998 - Births, 1998 - Deaths, 1998 - January-February, 1998 - March-July, 1998 - August-December, 1998 - Unknown date, 1998 - Nobel Prizes, 1998 - Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, 1998 - Fields Medalists, 1998 - Templeton Prize

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Chosun Ilbo's former chairman Bang Eung Mo was known as "Pro-Japan" during Japanese reign. He worked in many organizations that encouraged people to participate in World War II as Japanese soldiers or sexual slaves. After the May 16 coup, which overturned the democratic government, the paper published many editorials supporting President Park Chung Hee's authoritarian government. As a result, the Park Chung Hee administration ...

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Chosun Ilbo, Chosun Ilbo - History, Chosun Ilbo - Criticism

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The most important sacred place of the town was the Temple of Athens. The oldest ruin preserved until today dates back to 725-700 BC The period in which the city had reached its peak was between 650-545 BC. This period lasted hundred-years and was considered to be the most powerful period of the whole Ionian civilization. Under the leadership of Miletus, colonies were established in Egypt, Syria, west coasts of Lebanon, Marmara region, Black Sea and eastern Greece competed and replaced the place of Greece proper in various fields and subjects. In this period, it is apparent that Smyrna not only dealed with agri ...

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İzmir, İzmir - Name, İzmir - History, İzmir - Homer, İzmir - From the eighth century BC, İzmir - Modern İzmir, İzmir - Climate, İzmir - İzmir International Fair, İzmir - Birds Paradise, İzmir - Cuisine of İzmir, İzmir - Festivals, İzmir - Sports, İzmir - Education, İzmir - Districts, İzmir - Reference, İzmir - Media mentioning Izmir

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Divorce leads to the creation of two households rather than one, with consequent increased costs. All parties suffer these effects. As more men are awarded child custody, many of the roles and difficulties described below may be reversed, although men who are awarded custody have historically been less likely to be awarded child support or alimony. Women often financially suffer as a result of divorce due to lower earning potential in many countries, and to their greater historical role in rearing children (these causes are not unrela ...

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Divorce, Divorce - History of divorce, Divorce - Great Britain, Divorce - Causes of divorce, Divorce - Religious/cultural attitudes to divorce, Divorce - Divorce's financial implications, Divorce - Divorce's medical and psychological implications, Divorce - Legal aspects of divorce, Divorce - Muslim societies, Divorce - United States, Divorce - Canada, Divorce - France, Divorce - Japan, Divorce - Scotland, Divorce - England and Wales, Divorce - Global issues, Divorce - Statistics

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While all the issues described so far are related to zones of influence at sea or in the air, there have also been a number of disputes related to the territories of the Greek islands themselves. These have related to the demilitarized status of some of the main islands in the area; to Turkish concerns over alleged endeavours by Greece to artificially expanding settlements to previously uninhabited islets; and to the existence of alleged "grey zones", an undetermined number of small islands of undetermined sovereignty.

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Aegean dispute, Aegean dispute - Maritime and areal zones of influence, Aegean dispute - The territorial waters, Aegean dispute - The national airspace, Aegean dispute - The continental shelf, Aegean dispute - The Flight Information Regions, Aegean dispute - The islands, Aegean dispute - Demilitarized status, Aegean dispute - Greek settlement programmes, Aegean dispute - Grey zones, Aegean dispute - Strategies of conflict resolution

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