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  • 11Richard Mead — Infobox Scientist name = PAGENAME box width = image width =250px caption = PAGENAME birth date = 11 August 1673 birth place = Stepney, London death date = 16 February 1754 death place = residence = citizenship = nationality = English ethnicity =… …

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  • 12Contagious — Con*ta gious, a. [L. contagiosus: cf. F. contagieux.] 1. (Med.) Communicable by contact, by a virus, or by a bodily exhalation; catching; as, a contagious disease. [1913 Webster] 2. Conveying or generating disease; pestilential; poisonous; as,… …

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  • 13History of Sudan — The history of Sudan is marked by influences (military and cultural) on Sudan from neighboring areas (e.g. Egypt, Arabian Peninsula, Ethiopia, Congo, Chad) and world powers (e.g. United Kingdom, United States). The territory of Sudan combines the …

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  • 14Xenelasia — ( el. ξενηλασία) was the title given to a set of laws in ancient Doric Crete and Lacedæmonia that proscribed the inclusion of foreigners and any foreign arts and music into their respective commonwealths. Application of Xenelasia lawsIn… …

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  • 15Reaction to Darwin's theory — This article deals with Darwin s life during the period from 1859 to 1861, including immediate reactions to his publication of The Origin of Species . For events leading up to this period, see inception of Darwin s theory, development of Darwin s …

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  • 16Infection — In*fec tion, n. [Cf. F. infection, L. infectio a dyeing.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act or process of infecting. [1913 Webster] There was a strict order against coming to those pits, and that was only to prevent infection. De Foe. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

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  • 17Traditional Chinese medicine — Alternative medical systems Traditional Chinese medicin …

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  • 18David Strauss — Portrait of David Strauss. David Friedrich Strauss (or Strauß) (January 27, 1808, Ludwigsburg – February 8, 1874, Ludwigsburg) was a German theologian and writer. He scandalized Christian Europe with his portrayal of the historical Jesus, whose… …

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  • 19Calcutta — /kal kut euh/, n. 1. a seaport in and the capital of West Bengal state, in E India, on the Hooghly River: former capital of British India. 7,031,382. 2. (sometimes l.c.) Also called Calcutta pool. a form of betting pool for a competition or… …

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  • 20Mohammed and Mohammedanism —     Mohammed and Mohammedanism     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Mohammed and Mohammedanism     I. THE FOUNDER     Mohammed, the Praised One , the prophet of Islam ( see Islam (Concept) ) and the founder of Mohammedanism, was born at Mecca (20… …

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