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  • 51HOCOOH — Carbonic Car*bon ic, a. [Cf. F. carbonique. See {Carbon}.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, carbon; as, carbonic oxide. [1913 Webster] {Carbonic acid} (Chem.), an acid {HO.CO.OH}, not existing separately, which, combined with positive …

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  • 52Carmilla — For other uses, see Carmilla (disambiguation). Carmilla   Author(s) Sheridan Le Fanu Country …

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  • 53Oscar Wilde — This article is about the 19th century author. For other uses, see Oscar Wilde (disambiguation). Oscar Wilde Photograph taken in 1882 by Napoleon Sarony Born 16 October 1854(1854 10 16) Dub …

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  • 54Mefitis — In Roman mythology, Mefitis (or Mephitis) was the personification of the poisonous gases emitted from the ground in swamps and volcanic vapors. Mephitic, derived from Mefitis, is an adjective in the English language meaning offensive in odor ;… …

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  • 55Copley Medal — The Copley Medal awarded to Mendeleev in 1905 …

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  • 56Jean-Antoine Chaptal — Born June 4, 1756 Saint Pie …

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  • 57Paul Laffoley — (b. Cambridge, Massachusetts, August 14, 1940), is an American visionary artist and architect. Biography Laffoley was born to an Irish Catholic family. His father, Paul Laffoley, Sr., the president of the Cambridge Trust Company, was also a… …

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  • 58Trolls in Shannara — In the Shannara novels by Terry Brooks, there are several characters who fall into the Troll species. The main categories under this are Rock Trolls and Mwellrets.Rock TrollsAmantarDuring the War of the Forbidding, Amantar is the Maturen of the… …

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  • 59Megapolisomancy — is a fictional occult science created by Fritz Leiber, an influential American writer of fantasy and science fiction. Featured in Leiber s novella Our Lady of Darkness (1977), megapolisomancy is the art of predicting and manipulating the future… …

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  • 60Jacob's Island — was a notorious rookery in Bermondsey, on the south bank of the River Thames in London. It was separated from Shad Thames to the west by St Saviour s Dock, the point where the subterranean River Neckinger enters the Thames, and on the other two… …

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