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  • 91Wenzel Anton Kaunitz —     Wenzel Anton Kaunitz     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Wenzel Anton Kaunitz     An Austrian prince and statesman, born at Vienna 2 February, 1711; died there 27 June, 1794. His parents had destined him for the Church, and the age of thirteen… …

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  • 92Western Monasticism —     Western Monasticism     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Western Monasticism     (1) Pre Benedictine Period     The introduction of monasticism into the West may be dated from about A.D. 340 when St. Athanasius visited Rome accompanied by the two… …

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  • 93Qu Xiaosong — b. 1952, Guiyang, Guizhou province Composer Qu Xiaosong is one of the most avant garde of the New Wave composers. He teaches composition at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, after returning to China from an American sojourn (1989–99). During… …

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  • 94ramification — noun /ɹamɪfɪˈkeɪʃən,ˌɹæməfəˈkeɪʃən/ a) A branching out, the act or result of developing branches; specifically the divergence of the stem and limbs of a plant into smaller ones, or of similar developments in blood vessels, anatomical structures… …

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  • 95inappreciable — adjective /ˌɪnəˈpriːʃəbəl/ insignificant, undetectable, not able to be noticed ...genius marks its tract, not by the observation of quantities inappreciable to any but the acutest senses, but by placing Nature in such circumstances, that she is… …

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  • 96BROWN, Robert (1773-1858) — botanist was born at Montrose, Scotland, on 21 December 1773, the second son of the Rev. James Brown, Episcopalian minister at Montrose, and Helen, daughter of the Rev. Robert Taylor. He was educated at the Grammar School at Montrose, and in 1787 …

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  • 97MONASH, General Sir John (1865-1931) — commander of the Australian army in France, 1918, engineer was born at Dudley street, West Melbourne, on 27 June 1865, the son of Louis Monash. He was Jewish both by race and religion. Educated at Scotch College, Melbourne, he passed the… …

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  • 98Cliff Sparks — Clifford M. Sparks Date of birth: September 24, 1896 Place of birth: Jackson, Michigan Date of death …

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  • 99South Island Snipe — Conservation status Extinct (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Kingdom …

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  • 100Conception device — A conception device is a medical device which is used to assist in the achievement of a pregnancy, often, but not always, by means other than sexual intercourse or NI. This article deals exclusively with conception devices for human reproduction …

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