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  • 21Portree —    PORTREE, a parish, mostly in the Isle of Skye, and wholly in the county of Inverness; including the islands of Fladda, Rasay, and Rona; and containing 3574 inhabitants, of whom 510 are in the village of Portree, 25 miles (N. W.) from Broadford …

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  • 22Tindari — Tindari, anciently Tyndaris or Tyndarion (Greek: polytonic|Τυνδαρίς, Strab.; polytonic|Τυνδάριον, Ptol.) is a small city (a frazione ) in the comune of Patti, in the Province of Messina in Sicily, between Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto and Cefalù.… …

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  • 23Fossoway —    FOSSOWAY, a parish, in the counties of Kinross and Perth, 6 miles (W.) from Kinross, and 8 (N. E. by E.) from Alloa; containing, with the villages of Blairingone, Crook of Devon, and Easter and Wester Gartwhinean, 1724 inhabitants. This parish …

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  • 24French Catholics in the United States — • History and statistics of French Canadian immigration to the United States Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. French Catholics in the United States     French Catholics in the United States …

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  • 25Ibn al-Haytham — Infobox Muslim scholars | notability = Muslim scientist| era = Islamic Golden Age| color = #cef2e0 | | image caption = Ibn al Haytham drawing taken from a 1982 Iraqi 10 dinar note. | | name = Unicode|Abū ‘Alī al Ḥasan ibn al Ḥasan ibn al Haytham… …

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  • 26Richard Sharp (politician) — Conversation Sharp Born 1759 Newfoundland Died 30 March 1835 Dorchester Resting place Bunhill Fields, London. Education Rev. Dr Fell, Thaxted (private), Inner Temple …

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  • 27Joseph Priestley and education — Joseph Priestley (OldStyleDate|March 24|1733|March 13 ndash; February 8 1804) was a British natural philosopher, Dissenting clergyman, political theorist, and theologian. While his achievements in all of these areas are renowned, he was also… …

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  • 28Chile — • A comparatively narrow strip of coast land in South America between the Pacific Ocean on the west and the Andes Mountains on the east, including the watershed Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Chile     Chile …

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  • 29Naxos (Sicily) — Naxos or Naxus (Ancient Greek Νάξος), was an ancient city of Sicily, on the east coast of the island between Catana (modern Catania) and Messana (modern Messina). It was situated on a low point of land at the mouth of the river Acesines (modern… …

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  • 30Brechin —    BRECHIN, a burgh, market town, and parish, in the county of Forfar, 8 miles (W. by N.) from Montrose, and 66 (N. N. E.) from Edinburgh; containing, with the village of Trinity Muir, 7560 inhabitants, of whom 2986 are in the late East quoad… …

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