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  • 51Steele, Sir Richard — born 1672, Dublin, Ire. died Sept. 1, 1729, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales English journalist, dramatist, essayist, and politician. He began his long friendship with Joseph Addison at school and attempted an army career before turning to… …

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  • 52Hamburg — This article is about the German city. For other uses, see Hamburg (disambiguation). Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg   State of Germany   …

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  • 53Roman army of the mid-Republic — Contemporary portrait of Scipio Africanus, engraved on a gold signet ring manufactured in Capua, S. Italy, Considered the greatest Roman military leader of the Second Punic War, Scipio permanently drove the Carthaginians out of Spain in a series… …

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  • 54Évariste Régis Huc — Évariste Régis Huc, or Abbé Huc, (1813 1860) was a French missionary traveller, famous for his accounts of China, Tartary and Tibet. Since the travels of the Englishman, Thomas Manning [ [http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/17978 Elizabeth Baigent …

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  • 55Amiens Cathedral — Our Lady of Amiens Notre Dame d Amiens West front of Notre Dame d Amiens Basic information Location Amiens, France Geographic coordinates …

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  • 56super- — a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Latin, with the basic meaning above, beyond. Words formed with super have the following general senses: to place or be placed above or over (superimpose; supersede), a thing placed over or added to… …

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  • 57heavy — heav•y [[t]ˈhɛv i[/t]] adj. heav•i•er, heav•i•est, 1) of great weight: a heavy load[/ex] 2) of great amount, quantity, or size: a heavy vote[/ex] 3) of great force, intensity, or turbulence: heavy seas[/ex] 4) of more than the usual or average… …

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  • 58heavy — /ˈhɛvi / (say hevee) adjective (heavier, heaviest) 1. of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load. 2. of great amount, force, intensity, etc.: a heavy vote. 3. bearing hard upon; burdensome; harsh; distressing: heavy taxes. 4. having… …

  • 59Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (United States) — In the U.S., generally accepted accounting principles, commonly abbreviated as US GAAP or simply GAAP, are accounting rules used to prepare, present, and report financial statements for a wide variety of entities, including publicly traded and… …

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  • 60Barthélemy d'Eyck — Miniature from the Livre du cueur d amour esprit …

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