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X-ray or Röntgen radiation is a form of electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength in the range of 10 nanometers to 100 picometers (corresponding to frequencies in the range 30 PHz to 3 EHz). X-rays are primarily used for diagnostic medical imaging and crystallography. X-rays are a form of ionizing radiation and as such can be dangerous. In most languages it is called Röntgen radiation (or an equivalent name) after its discoverer Wilhelm Röntgen. X-ray - Physics. X-rays with a wavel ...

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X-ray - Photographic plates X-ray - Geiger counters X-ray - Scintillators X-ray - Direct semiconductor detectors X-ray - Scintillator + Semiconductor detectors X-ray - Visibility to the Human Eye
X-ray - Medical uses X-ray - History
X-ray - Tesla X-ray - Hertz X-ray - Röntgen X-ray - Edison X-ray - The 20th century and beyond

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The climate of India is difficult to generalize due to the country's large geographic size and varied topography. Many regions have their own microclimates (e.g. in mountain tops), and the mean climatic conditions in Kashmir (extreme north) are very different from those in the extreme south. India's climate is strongly influenced by The Himalaya and the Thar Desert. The Himalaya ensure, by acting as a barrier to the cold north winds from Central Asia, that northern India is warm or mildly cool during winter and hot during summe ...

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Climate of India - Winter Climate of India - Withdrawal of Monsoons Climate of India - Autumn and Spring Climate of India - Records Climate of India - Reference

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Saint Vincent Ferrer, (In Valencian Sant Vicent Ferrer) (23 January 1350 – April 5, 1419) was a Valencian Dominican missionary; born in Valencia, Kingdom of Valencia (modern day Land of Valencia, Spain). Ferrer was professed in the Order of Saint Dominic at the age of 18, and after studying, became Master of Sacred Theology. He was commissioned to deliver lectures on philosophy. He was sent to Barcelona and received his doctorate at Lleid ...

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Comedy Central 100 Greatest Standups of All Time was a special television show aired on Comedy Central in April, 2004. It was hosted by Dom Irrera, Judy Gold, Greg Giraldo, and Mario Joyner. Individual segments featured the guests Phyllis Diller, Richard Jeni, Pat Cooper, David Brenner, and Richard Lewis. Only American comedians could be chosen for this list. This program ranked the following comedians in this order: Richard Pryor George Carlin Lenny Bruce Woody Allen Chris Rock< ...

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The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest recognition for valour "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces of any rank in any service, and civilians under military command. It is also the highest award in the British Honours system. The medal takes the form of a cross pattée, 1.375 inches (35 mm) wide, bearing a crown surmounted by a lion, and the inscription "FOR VALOUR". This was originally to have been "FOR BRAVERY", until it was changed on the recommenda ...

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The Common Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta, sometimes Endymion non-scriptus or Scilla non-scripta) is a spring-flowering bulbous perennial. It is native to the British Isles and western France, being replaced in Iberia by the similar Spanish bluebell (H. hispanica, the only other species in the genus Hyacinthoides). The traditional name of "non-script" was intended to distinguish this plant from the classical hyacinth. The classical hyacinth was a flower described in Greek mythology that sprang from the blood of the dying prince Hyacinthus. As a mark of his grief on the dea ...

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General Charles André Joseph Marie De Gaulle (listen ▶ (help·info)) (November 22, 1890-November 9, 1970), in France commonly referred to as général De Gaulle or Le Général, was a French military leader and statesman. Prior to World War II he was mostly known as a tank tactician and an advocate of the concentrated use of armored and aviation forces. He was the leader of Free France in World War II and head of the provisional go ...

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Charles de Gaulle - Thirty glorious years Charles de Gaulle - The fourth nuclear power Charles de Gaulle - China Charles de Gaulle - Second round Charles de Gaulle - The Six Day War Charles de Gaulle - Nigerian Civil War Charles de Gaulle - Vive le Québec Libre! Charles de Gaulle - No to Britain
Charles de Gaulle - May 1968 Charles de Gaulle - 1969 - Retirement Charles de Gaulle - 1970 - A humble death Charles de Gaulle - Private life Charles de Gaulle - Retrospect Charles de Gaulle - Footnote Charles de Gaulle - Works
Charles de Gaulle - French editions Charles de Gaulle - English translations
Charles de Gaulle - De Gaulle's Second Government 21 December 1945 - 26 January 1946 Charles de Gaulle - De Gaulle's Third Ministry 9 June 1958 - 8 January 1959

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The Communist Party of Germany (in German, Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands – KPD) was formed in December of 1918 from the Spartacist League, which originated as a small factional grouping within the Social Democratic Party (SPD), and the International Communists of Germany (IKD). Both factions were opposed to the First World War on the grounds that it was an imperialist war in which the working class had no interest. The Spartacist League was led by Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht who were murdered in January 191 ...

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Communist Party of Germany - In East Germany Communist Party of Germany - In West Germany

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Canadian Idol is a reality television show on the Canadian television network CTV, based on the popular British show Pop Idol. The show is a contest to determine the best young singer in Canada. It is hosted by Ben Mulroney. The show begins with a cross-Canada tour where singers audition in front of four judges much like its sister Idol shows. Their names are Jake Gold, Sass Jordan, Zack Werner, and Farley Flex. During this audition process, the judges' reactions vary from a relatively open dislike to nearly-uncon ...

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The Victoria Falls are one of the world's most spectacular waterfalls. The falls are situated on the Zambezi River, on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, (17°55′1″S, 25°51′0″E) and are roughly a 1.6 km (1 mile) wide and 128 m (420 ft) high. They are considered a remarkable spectacle because of the peculiar narrow slot-like chasm into whic ...

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William Clarke (c. April, 1609 (records show he was baptised April 23) - 1682) was an apothecary who provided lodgings for a young Sir Isaac Newton whilst the future scientist attended grammar school in Grantham (Newton's family remained in Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, which was eight miles away). William Clarke married twice, first to an unknown woman who bore him two children Joseph and William. His second marriage was to Katherine Babington Storer who was from the same line as Anthony Babington. Catherine had several ...

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William Nelson Page (January 6, 1854–March 7, 1932), was a United States civil engineer, entrepreneur, capitalist, businessman, and industrialist. Page was one of the leading developers of West Virginia's rich bituminous coal fields in the late 19th and early 20th century, as well as being deeply involved in building the infrastructure to transport the mined coal. He came to the area to help build the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway and soon became involved in many coal and related enterprises in the mountains of Virginia and Wes ...

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William N. Page - Entrepreneur and developer William N. Page - The Idea Man from Ansted William N. Page - Building the Virginian Railway William N. Page - Accomplishments William N. Page - Heritage

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The Right Honourable William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (15 November 1708–11 May 1778) was a British Whig statesman who achieved his greatest fame as war minister during the Seven Years' War (aka French and Indian War) and who was later Prime Minister of Great Britain. He is often known as William Pitt the Elder to distinguish him from his son William Pitt the Younger who served as Prime Minister from 1783–1801 and from 1804 to his death in 1806. William Pitt 1st Earl of Chatham - Early life. Pitt ...

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William Pitt 1st Earl of Chatham - Early life William Pitt 1st Earl of Chatham - Politics in the Commons William Pitt 1st Earl of Chatham - Rise into government William Pitt 1st Earl of Chatham - The Newcastle and Pitt ministry William Pitt 1st Earl of Chatham - The dissolution of the ministry William Pitt 1st Earl of Chatham - The second Pitt ministry William Pitt 1st Earl of Chatham - Later life

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M. melolontha Linnaeus, 1758 M. hippocastani Fabricius, 1801 M. pectoralis Mühlfeld, 1812 The Cockchafer or "May bug", as it is colloquially called, is a European beetle of the family of the dung beetles, the Scarabaeidae. Once abundant throughout Europe and a major pest in the periodical years of "mass flight", it has been decimated significantly in the middle of the 20th century throu ...

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Yekaterinburg (Russian: Екатеринбу́рг, also transliterated Ekaterinburg or Jekaterinburg) is a major city in central Russia, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast. Situated on the Asian side of the Ural mountain range, at 56°51′N 60°36′E It is the main industrial and cultural center of the Ural region. Its population of 1,300,000 (2002) makes it Russia's fifth largest city. Between 1924 and 1991, the city was known as Sverdlovsk (Свердло́вс ...

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The Cherry Laurel or Laurel Cherry (Prunus laurocerasus) is a species in the genus Prunus, native to southwestern Asia and southeastern Europe. It is an evergreen shrub or small tree, growing to 5-10 m tall, rarely to 18 m tall, with a trunk up to 50 cm diameter. The leaves are dark green, leathery, shiny, 10-25 cm long and 4-8 cm broad, with a serrated margin. The flowers bud in April in the northern hemisphere, and appear in erect 10-20 cm racemes of small white flowers. The fruits are small cherries 1-2 cm diameter, turning black as they ripen; they are ...

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William Dudley Pelley (March 12, 1890-July 1, 1965) was an American Fascist and leader of the Silver Legion. Born in Lynn, Massachusetts, William Dudley Pelley grew up in poverty as the son of a Methodist minister. Largely self-educated, Pelley became a journalist as a young man and quickly gained respect for his writing skills, his articles eventually appearing in national publications. Following World War I, Pelley traveled extensively throughout Europe and Asia as a foreign correspondent. He particularly spent a great deal o ...

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Suspended Animation is an album by Mike Patton's supergroup Fantômas. It's a concept album of the band incorporating a dual theme of cartoon sounds/music as well as a tribute to the month of April. The limited edition is packaged in mini calendar of April 2005, marked with "This calendar belongs to: .......... Your name". Suspended Animation Fantomas album - Tracklisting. "04/01/05 Friday" (Patton) - 0:34 "04/02/05 Saturday" (Patton) - 2:10 "04/03/05 Sunday" (Patton) ...

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In the Wiccan form of neopaganism, a Sabbat is one of the eight major seasonal festivals which make up the Wheel of the Year. These include the solstices and equinoxes, and four additional festivals sometimes referred to as the "cross-quarter days". The word derives from Old English "sabat", from Old French "sabbat", from Latin "sabbatum", from Greek "sabbaton" (or sa`baton), from Hebrew "shabbat" - to cease or rest - the same roots as "Sabbath (christian)" or "Shabbat (judaism)". See also "sabbath". The word appears in the wri ...

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1552 - Events. January 15 - Henry II of France and Maurice of Saxony sign the Treaty of Chambord February 24 - Privileges of the Hanseatic League abolished in England March - Act of Uniformity imposes Protestant prayerbook in England April - War between Henry II of France and Emperor Charles V. Henry invades Lorraine and captures Toul, Metz, and Verdun May - Maurice of Saxony captures Augsburg and almost seizes Holy Roman Emperor Charles V at Innsbruck August 2 - ...

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1535 - Events. January 18 - Lima, Peru founded by Francisco Pizarro April - Jacques Cartier discovers the Iroquois city of Stadacona, Canada (now Quebec) and in May, the even greater Huron city of Hochelaga June 24 - The Anabaptist state of Münster (see Münster Rebellion) is conquered and disbanded. May 19 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail for his second voyage to North America with 3 ships, 110 men, and Chief Donnacona's 2 sons (who Cartier kidnapped during his first ...

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1523 - Events. April - Battle of Villalar - Forces loyal to Emperor Charles V defeat the Comuneros, a league of urban bourgeois rebelling against Charles in Spain. June 6 - Gustav Vasa becomes King of Sweden, establishing finally its full independence from Denmark. 1523 - Births. April 5 - Blaise de Vigenère, French diplomat and cryptographer (died 1596) Anna the Jagiellonian, daughter of Sigismund I of Poland Barbara Radziwill, qu ...

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