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111Ricardian economics — David Ricardo was born in 1772 and made a fortune by later becoming a stockbroker and loan broker (Henderson 826, Fusfeld 325). At the age of 27, he read An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith and was energized… …
112No Earthly Connection — Studio album by Rick Wakeman Released May 1976 …
113Compact Disc — Trademark. a brand of compact disk. * * * ▪ recording Introduction (CD) a molded plastic disc containing digital data that is scanned by a laser beam for the reproduction of recorded sound (musical sound) and other information. Since its… …
114phonograph — /foh neuh graf , grahf /, n. any sound reproducing machine using records in the form of cylinders or discs. [1825 35 in sense phonogram ; 1877 for the talking phonograph invented by T. A. Edison; PHONO + GRAPH] * * * or record player Instrument… …
115telescope — /tel euh skohp /, n., adj., v., telescoped, telescoping. n. 1. an optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and therefore nearer. One of the two principal forms (refracting telescope) consists essentially of an objective lens… …
116unwarped — /un wawrpt /, adj. 1. not warped, as a phonograph record or flooring. 2. impartial; undistorted, as a point of view, judgment, or analysis. [1735 45; UN 1 + WARP + ED2] * * * …
117Fontane, Theodor — born Dec. 30, 1819, Neuruppin, Brandenburg died Sept. 20, 1898, Berlin German writer. He began his career as a journalist and wrote books based on his travels before turning to the novel late in life. Before the Storm (1878) is considered a… …
118isometric drawing — also called isometric projection method of graphic representation of three dimensional objects, used by engineers, technical illustrators, and, occasionally, architects. The technique is intended to combine the illusion of depth, as in a… …
119motion picture, history of the — Introduction history of the medium from the 19th century to the present. Early years, 1830–1910 Origins The illusion of motion pictures is based on the optical phenomena known as persistence of vision and the phi phenomenon. The first …
120bona fide — bo·na fide / bō nə ˌfīd, bä nə ; ˌbō nə fī dē, fī də/ adj [Latin, in good faith] 1 a: characterized by good faith and lack of fraud or deceit a bona fide offer b: valid under or in compliance with the law retirement incentives made part of a bona …
