The term "biosphere" was coined by geologist Eduard Suess in 1875. The concept thus has a geological origin and is an indication of the impact of Darwin on the earth sciences. The biosphere's ecological context comes from the 1920s (see Vladimir I. Vernadsky), preceding the 1935 introduction of the term "ecosystem" by Sir Arthur Tansley (see ecology history). Vernadsky defined ecology as the science of the biosphere. The biosphere is an important concept in astronomy, geophysics, meteorology, biogeography, evolution, geology, geochemistry, hydrology and, generally speaking, all life and earth sciences. See also:See also:

Biosphere, Biosphere - Explanation, Biosphere - Origin of term, Biosphere - Narrow definintion, Biosphere - Earth's biosphere, Biosphere - Biosphere 1 Biosphere 2 Biosphere 3, Biosphere - Biosphere 1, Biosphere - Extent of the earth's biosphere

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List of conservation topics - Areas and designations. Biosphere Reserve -- see also: World Network of Biosphere Reserves World heritage, World Heritage Sites List of conservation topics - Conventions protocols panels and summits. Agenda 21 Biosafety protocol -- Montreal 2000 Convention on Biological Diversity Convention on Fishing and Conservation of Living Resources of the High Seas Convention on International Tra ...

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List of conservation topics, List of conservation topics - General, List of conservation topics - International, List of conservation topics - Areas and designations, List of conservation topics - Conventions protocols panels and summits, List of conservation topics - United Nations bodies, List of conservation topics - Non-governmental organisations NGO, List of conservation topics - Groups of countries

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The study of oceanography has five main branches: Marine biology or biological oceanography, the study of the plants and animals (biota) of the oceans and their ecological interaction; Chemical oceanography, the study of the chemistry of the ocean; Marine geology or geological oceanography, the study of the geology of the ocean floor including plate tectonics; Meteorologic oceanography, or biospherics studies interactions between our atmosphere and the o ...

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Oceanography, Oceanography - Branches of oceanography, Oceanography - History of oceanography, Oceanography - Ocean and atmosphere connections, Oceanography - Notable oceanographers, Oceanography - Related disciplines

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The original aboriginal inhabitants of the Petitcodiac river valley were the Mi'kmaq. French Acadians first settled the area in 1733 and established a farming community called Le Coude (The Elbow). Following the deportation of the Acadians in 1755, the settlement remained empty until a group of eight immigrant families arrived from Pennsylvania in June 1766. They were armed with a land grant issued by the Philadelphia Land Company, one of the principal investors of which was Benjamin Franklin. A township gradually grew on the site wit ...

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Moncton New Brunswick, Moncton New Brunswick - Geography, Moncton New Brunswick - Climate, Moncton New Brunswick - History, Moncton New Brunswick - Language & demographics, Moncton New Brunswick - Culture & recreation, Moncton New Brunswick - Transportation, Moncton New Brunswick - Attractions, Moncton New Brunswick - Education, Moncton New Brunswick - Health facilities, Moncton New Brunswick - Media, Moncton New Brunswick - Buildings, Moncton New Brunswick - Economy, Moncton New Brunswick - Government, Moncton New Brunswick - Famous Monctonians

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,723 km² (665 mi²). 1,222 km² (472 mi²) of it is land and 500 km² (193 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 29.04% water. Much of Monmouth County remains flat and low-lying even far inland. However, there are some low hills in and around Holmdel Township, and one of them, Crawford Hill, the former site of a radar facility, is the county's highest point at at least 380 feet (116 m) above sea level. The northeastern portion of the county, in the Locust neighborhood of Middletown Township and the boroughs of Highlands and Atlantic Highla ...

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Monmouth County New Jersey, Monmouth County New Jersey - History, Monmouth County New Jersey - Geography, Monmouth County New Jersey - Demographics, Monmouth County New Jersey - Government, Monmouth County New Jersey - Municipalities

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"Mandy" - Barry Manilow (1) "Please Mr Postman" - Carpenters (1) "Laughter In The Rain" - Neil Sedaka (1) "Fire" - Ohio Players (1) "You're No Good" - Linda Ronstadt (1) "Pick Up The Pieces" - Average White Band (1) "Best Of My Love" - The Eagles (1) "Have You Never Been Mellow" - Olivia Newton-John (1) "Black Water" - Doobie Brothers (1) "My Eyes Adored You" - Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons (1) "Lady Marmalade" - LaBelle (1) "Lovin' You" - Minnie Riperton (1)
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1975 in music, 1975 in music - Events, 1975 in music - Unknown dates, 1975 in music - Albums released, 1975 in music - Chronological Table of US and UK Number One Hit Singles, 1975 in music - Other significant singles, 1975 in music - Published popular music, 1975 in music - Classical music, 1975 in music - Opera, 1975 in music - Musical theatre, 1975 in music - Musical films, 1975 in music - Births, 1975 in music - Deaths, 1975 in music - Awards, 1975 in music - Grammy Awards, 1975 in music - Country Music Association Awards, 1975 in music - Eurovision Song Contest

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As a 17-year-old schoolkid in 1983, Martin Galway used to write music for the BBC Micro, while some of his friends made games. Soon Martin realized that they could even make money, and approached Ocean Software. They liked the game (a Pac-Man clone), and Martin offered his skills as a musician. Ocean were so impressed with his tunes that they let him borrow a complete assembly language development s ...

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Martin Galway, Martin Galway - Biography, Martin Galway - Quote, Martin Galway - Trivia, Martin Galway - Ludography

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The study of oceanography has five main branches: Marine biology or biological oceanography, the study of the plants and animals (biota) of the oceans and their ecological interaction; Chemical oceanography, the study of the chemistry of the ocean; Marine geology or geological oceanography, the study of the geology of the ocean floor including plate tectonics; Meteorologic oceanography, studies interactions between our atmosphere and the ocean's hydrosphere; an ...

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Oceanography, Oceanography - Branches of oceanography, Oceanography - History of oceanography, Oceanography - Ocean and atmosphere connections, Oceanography - Notable oceanographers, Oceanography - Related disciplines

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It can be assumed that there were other kings and queens since Narnian history lasted 2,555 years, and there are at least three other King Franks and seven other Caspians. King Frank I & Queen Helen King Frank V King Gale (1st Emperor of the Lone Islands) Jadis the White Witch (The following four rule concurrently) King Peter the Magnificent, the High King King Edmund the Just Queen Susan the Gentle Queen Lucy the Valiant See also:

Narnia country, Narnia country - The Kings and Queens of Narnia, Narnia country - Titles

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ECK master - Rami Nuri. Rami Nuri is one ECK master, from an unspecified time in the past. According to the religion's beliefs, he now lives in a city called Retz on the planet Venus. Rami Nuri is the guardian of a holy book called the Shariyat-Ki-Sugmad, which is kept in one of what is called a Temple of Golden Wisdom.[7] ECK master - Lai Tsi. Similarly, Lai Tsi is an ECK master from a time unspecified in either the website or in Twitchell's ...

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ECK master, ECK master - Important ECK masters, ECK master - Rami Nuri, ECK master - Lai Tsi, ECK master - Gopal Das, ECK master - Yaubl Sacabi, ECK master - Fubbi Quantz, ECK master - Rebazar Tarzs, ECK master - Others, ECK master - Women as ECK masters, ECK master - Historical figures as ECK masters, ECK master - Origins of the ECK masters, ECK master - Notes, ECK master - References

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After years of exhausting manpower and resources on the homefront in the recapture of escaped Allied POW's, the Germans decide to put all the chronic escapers into one maximum-security prison camp: "all the rotten eggs in one basket". The new Allied arrivals examine the prison camp to find it lined with barbed wire and armed guard towers. Moreover, all of their huts raised above the ground, making any tunneling easily detected. RAF Squadron Leader Roger "Big X" Bartlett (Attenborough), mastermind of escapes in several prison camps, is delive ...

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The Great Escape, The Great Escape - Hollywood vs. history, The Great Escape - Film plot, The Great Escape - Sequels and remakes, The Great Escape - The Great Escape in popular culture, The Great Escape - Trivia, The Great Escape - Books about The Great Escape

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Original Release: "America Is Not the World" (4:03) "Irish Blood, English Heart" (2:37) "I Have Forgiven Jesus" (3:41) "Come Back to Camden" (4:14) "I'm Not Sorry" (4:41) "The World Is Full of Crashing Bores" (3:51) "How Can Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel?" (3:25) "First of the Gang to Die" (3:38) "Let Me Kiss You" (3:30) "All the Lazy Dykes" (3:31) "I Like You" (4:1 ...

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You Are the Quarry, You Are the Quarry - Track listing, You Are the Quarry - Singles

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The largest employer in HRM is government, with most provincial government departments headquartered in the area, as well as many regional offices for federal government departments and agencies. The Department of National Defence is the largest single employer and Halifax Harbour continues to serve a major military purpose as home port for Maritime Forces Atlantic. CFB Halifax is Canada's largest naval base and the nation's largest military base in number of personnel. This base is comprised of various shore-based facilities including HMC D ...

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Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia, Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia - History, Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia - Notable persons born in/from the Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia - Climate & Geography, Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia - Education, Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia - Economy, Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia - Culture Sport and Media, Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia - Demographics, Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia - Government, Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia - Transportation, Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia - Buildings and structures, Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia - Neighbourhoods towns and villages, Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia - Major parks

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The game format was very similar to that of Jarvis's earlier Robotron: 2084, with dual-joystick controls and series of single screen areas. The theme of the game involved players competing in a violent gameshow (set in the then-future of 1999), probably inspired by the 1987 movie, The Running Man. The game featured verbal interjections from the gameshow host including "I'd buy that for a dollar!" (a RoboCop reference), "Big Money! Big Prizes!", and "Total Carnage! I love it!". The last quote gave itself to the title of the 1991 follow-up, Total Carnage, which, while not a d ...

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Smash TV, Smash TV - Description, Smash TV - Ports

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Precious single - CD: Mute / CD BONG 35 UK. "Precious [Album Version]" (4:10) "Precious [Sasha's Spooky Mix - Single Edit]" (5:45) Precious single - CD: Mute / LCD BONG 35 UK. "Precious [Sasha's Gargantuan Vocal Mix - Edit]" (7:15) "Precious [Misc. Full Vocal Mix]" (5:41) "Free" (5:10) Precious single - DVD: Mute / DVD BONG 35 UK. "Precious [Music Video]" "Precious [Motor Remix]" (6:3 ...

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Precious single, Precious single - UK, Precious single - US, Precious single - Single track listings, Precious single - CD: Mute / CD BONG 35 UK, Precious single - CD: Mute / LCD BONG 35 UK, Precious single - DVD: Mute / DVD BONG 35 UK, Precious single - 12: Mute / P12 BONG 35 UK, Precious single - 12: Mute / PL12 BONG 35 UK, Precious single - CD: Mute / PCD BONG 35 UK, Precious single - CD: Mute / RCD BONG 35 UK, Precious single - 12: Sire/Reprise/Mute 0-42831 US, Precious single - CD: Sire/Reprise/Mute 2-42831 US, Precious single - CD: Sire/Reprise/Mute PRO-CDR-101611 US, Precious single - CD: Sire/Reprise/Mute PRO-CDR-101656 US, Precious single - CD: Sire/Reprise/Mute PRO-CDR-101658 US, Precious single - Music Video Precious Credits:

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These are alphabetically sorted by first name. Christian rock - Numbers. 10 Shekel Shirt 12 Stones 2 Tim. 2,3 2nd Chapter of Acts 38th Parallel 4-4-1 4Him 4th Avenue Jones The 77s 88 Miles Per Hour Christian rock - A. A band called David Aaron Jeffrey Ace Troubleshooter Across The Sky Adam Again Adelaide After The Fire< ...

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Christian rock, Christian rock - Christian rock band definitions, Christian rock - Critiques of Christian rock, Christian rock - Christian rock festivals, Christian rock - Musicians and bands, Christian rock - Numbers, Christian rock - A, Christian rock - B, Christian rock - C, Christian rock - D, Christian rock - E, Christian rock - F, Christian rock - G, Christian rock - H, Christian rock - I, Christian rock - J, Christian rock - K, Christian rock - L, Christian rock - M, Christian rock - N, Christian rock - O, Christian rock - P, Christian rock - Q, Christian rock - R, Christian rock - S, Christian rock - T, Christian rock - U, Christian rock - V, Christian rock - W, Christian rock - X, Christian rock - Y, Christian rock - Z, Christian rock - Magazines and Websites

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By making their educational materials openly available, MIT is demonstrating that they can give away such materials without threatening the value of an MIT education, or in other words, that there may be something in the educational process that cannot be captured in a book. It is possible to look at this initiative as a shot across the bow of those who are trying to turn curricula into a commodity. Consolidation in the publishing industry has led to the formation of huge corporations that sell books and teaching materials to schools. ...

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MIT OpenCourseWare, MIT OpenCourseWare - Subject matter, MIT OpenCourseWare - Implications, MIT OpenCourseWare - History, MIT OpenCourseWare - Technology, MIT OpenCourseWare - Spin-off projects, MIT OpenCourseWare - Asia, MIT OpenCourseWare - Europe, MIT OpenCourseWare - North America

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Amiga games - Early games. Mind Walker -- Commodore -- (1986) Arctic Fox -- Electronic Arts -- (1986) Marble Madness -- Electronic Arts -- (1986, arcade conversion) Archon -- Electronic Arts -- (1986) Defender of the Crown -- Cinemaware -- (1986) Faery Tale Adventure -- Microillusions -- (1986) The Pawn -- Magnetic Scrolls -- (1987) Maniac Mansion -- Lucasfilm -- (1987) Silent S ...

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Amiga games, Amiga games - History, Amiga games - Important Amiga games, Amiga games - Early games, Amiga games - Popular games, Amiga games - Historically significant games, Amiga games - Games that have been distributed with the Amiga, Amiga games - Amiga game developers, Amiga games - Screenshots

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In 1978, VIA Rail was created out of a Canadian National Railway subsidiary to become Canada's national passenger rail service. In October of that year, VIA negotiated the take-over of CPR passenger service, although routes, equipment and schedules did not change until the summer of 1979. Thus for the first few months after VIA was created, the company included The Atlantic Limited in its timetable and the service continued to operate using the same CPR equipment and crews. In the summer of 1979 this was changed with the name The Atlantic Limited shortened to th ...

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Atlantic passenger train, Atlantic passenger train - The Atlantic Limited, Atlantic passenger train - Atlantic, Atlantic passenger train - Route, Atlantic passenger train - Canadian Pacific Railway, Atlantic passenger train - VIA Rail

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Secondary Characters of Avatar: The Last Airbender - Appa. Appa the flying bison is both Aang's dear pet and his group's primary means of travel through the Four Nations. Aang loves his fellow survivor of a century spent in suspended animation, as they both may be the last of their kind. Aang posesses a flying bison whistle (inaudible to humans) to summon Appa from a distance, and commands him to fly with a cry of "Yip-yip!" Appa is voiced by Dee Bradley Baker, and first appeared in "The Boy in the Iceberg." ...

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Secondary Characters of Avatar: The Last Airbender, Secondary Characters of Avatar: The Last Airbender - Book 1: Water, Secondary Characters of Avatar: The Last Airbender - Appa, Secondary Characters of Avatar: The Last Airbender - Chief Arnook, Secondary Characters of Avatar: The Last Airbender - Avatar Spirit, Secondary Characters of Avatar: The Last Airbender - King Bumi, Secondary Characters of Avatar: The Last Airbender - Chey, Secondary Characters of Avatar: The Last Airbender - Monk Gyatso, Secondary Characters of Avatar: The Last Airbender - Haru, Secondary Characters of Avatar: The Last Airbender - Jeong Jeong, Secondary Characters of Avatar: The Last Airbender - Jet, Secondary Characters of Avatar: The Last Airbender - Jun, Secondary Characters of Avatar: The Last Airbender - Gran-Gran Kanna, Secondary Characters of Avatar: The Last Airbender - Koh the Face Stealer, Secondary Characters of Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Mechanist, Secondary Characters of Avatar: The Last Airbender - Meng, Secondary Characters of Avatar: The Last Airbender - Momo, Secondary Characters of Avatar: The Last Airbender - Fire Lord Ozai, Secondary Characters of Avatar: The Last Airbender - Master Pakku, Secondary Characters of Avatar: The Last Airbender - Avatar Roku, Secondary Characters of Avatar: The Last Airbender - Suki, Secondary Characters of Avatar: The Last Airbender - Teo, Secondary Characters of Avatar: The Last Airbender - Princess Yue, Secondary Characters of Avatar: The Last Airbender - Admiral Zhao, Secondary Characters of Avatar: The Last Airbender - Zula, Secondary Characters of Avatar: The Last Airbender - Book 2: Earth, Secondary Characters of Avatar: The Last Airbender - Afiko the Betrayer, Secondary Characters of Avatar: The Last Airbender - Jojo the Kissing Bandit, Secondary Characters of Avatar: The Last Airbender - Kinto the Waterbender, Secondary Characters of Avatar: The Last Airbender - Malu the Ghost Witch

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Various theories have tried to elucidate the text or parts thereof. The Hunting of the Snark - Lewis Carroll is the Baker. This is by far the most serious of them all. The text has a number of hints at this fact. The fact that his name is unknown to the other crew members (he forgets it) attests that some riddle is involved. The baker's character as described in Fit the First matches other descriptions of Carroll of himself (e.g. the White Knight in Through the Looking-Glass). Lewis Carrol wa ...

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The Hunting of the Snark, The Hunting of the Snark - Cast of characters, The Hunting of the Snark - Plot summary, The Hunting of the Snark - Structure, The Hunting of the Snark - Intended audience, The Hunting of the Snark - Origins, The Hunting of the Snark - Jabberwocky connection, The Hunting of the Snark - Interpretations, The Hunting of the Snark - Lewis Carroll is the Baker, The Hunting of the Snark - The murderer was Boots, The Hunting of the Snark - The Boojum was only dangerous to the Baker, The Hunting of the Snark - The illustrations, The Hunting of the Snark - Impact on science, The Hunting of the Snark - Impact on literature, The Hunting of the Snark - Editions

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The Legend of Prince Valiant - The Premise. Like the original comic strip, the series begins with the fall of Thule, the fictional kingdom that Prince Valiant is heir to. Valiant, his parents, and a group of survivors from the castle are exiled by the ruthless conqueror Cynin to a hostile marsh across the sea. The young prince, deeply saddened by this defeat and vengeful towards Cynin, attempts to make the best of his new life but craves some greater purpose. He find this purpose when he starts having a series of ...

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The Legend of Prince Valiant, The Legend of Prince Valiant - Story Summary, The Legend of Prince Valiant - The Premise, The Legend of Prince Valiant - Season One 26 Episodes, The Legend of Prince Valiant - Season Two 39 Episodes, The Legend of Prince Valiant - Characters, The Legend of Prince Valiant - Main Characters, The Legend of Prince Valiant - Supporting Characters, The Legend of Prince Valiant - Recurring Characters, The Legend of Prince Valiant - Themes, The Legend of Prince Valiant - Connections to Arthurian Lore and the Comic Strip, The Legend of Prince Valiant - Soundtrack, The Legend of Prince Valiant - Video Games

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