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  • 111Crotalum — Illustration taken from the drawing of an ancient marble in Spon s Miscellanea,[1] representing one of the crotalistriae performing. In classical antiquity, a crotalum was a kind of clapper or …

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  • 112Polynesian navigation — was a system of navigation used by Polynesians to routinely make long voyages across thousands of miles of open ocean. Navigators traveled to small inhabited islands using only their own senses and knowledge passed by oral tradition from… …

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  • 113Hsün-tzu — ▪ Chinese philosopher Pinyin  Xun zi,  also spelled  Hsün tze,  original name  Hsün K uang,  honorary name  Hsün Ch ing   born c. 300 BC, Chao Kingdom, China died c. 230 BC, Lan ling, Ch u Kingdom, China       philosopher who was one of the three …

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  • 114Ojibwe people — This article is about the native North American people. For other uses of Ojibwe , Ojibway , or Ojibwa , see Ojibway (disambiguation). Chippewa redirects here. For other uses, see Chippewa (disambiguation). Ojibwe Symbol of the Anishinaabe people …

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  • 115Donogh Mor O'Daly —     Donogh Mór O Daly     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Donogh Mór O Daly     (in Irish Donnchadh Mór O Dálaigh)     A celebrated Irish poet, d. 1244. About thirty of his poems are extant, amounting to four or five thousand lines, nearly all… …

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  • 116Dudley North (economist) — For other uses, see Dudley North (disambiguation). Sir Dudley North (1641 1691) Sir Dudley North (16 May 1641 – 31 December 1691) was an English merchant, politician and economist, a writer on free trade. Life He was the fourth son of Dudley… …

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  • 117Sandal (footwear) — Sandals are an open type of footwear, consisting of a sole held to the wearer s foot by straps or thongs passing over the instep and around the ankle. While the distinction between sandals and other types of footwear can sometimes be blurry (as… …

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  • 118Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland — The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland is a learned society based in Ireland, whose aims are to preserve, examine and illustrate all ancient monuments and memorials of the arts, manners and customs of the past, as connected with the… …

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  • 119Cornelius de Pauw — Cornelius Franciscus de Pauw or Cornelis de Pauw (Corneille de Pauw in French; 18 August 1739 5 July 1799) was a Dutch philosopher, geographer and diplomat at the court of Frederick the Great of Prussia. Contents 1 Biography 2 Criticism 3 Works …

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  • 120Koufonisi — Infobox Greek Isles name = Koufonisi native name = Κουφονήσι skyline = sky caption = Windmill on Koufonisi coordinates = coord|36|56|N|25|36|E chain = Cyclades isles = 3 area = 26.025 highest mount = Mt. Koufonissi elevation = 114 periph = South… …

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