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  • 91Fitz Hugh Ludlow — Fitz Hugh Ludlow, sometimes seen as “Fitzhugh Ludlow,” (September 11, 1836 ndash; September 12, 1870) was an American author, journalist, and explorer; best known for his autobiographical book The Hasheesh Eater (1857).The explorations of altered …

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  • 92William C. Gorgas — Major General William Crawford Gorgas KCMG (October 3, 1854, in Mobile, Alabama July 3, 1920, in London) was a United States physician and 22nd Surgeon General of the U.S. Army (1914 18). He is best known for his work in abating the transmission… …

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  • 93Abel Wolman — Infobox Scientist name = Abel Wolman image width= 180px caption = Portrait of Wolman hanging in The Wolman Bldg. lobby birth date =birth date|1892|6|10 death date =death date|1989|2|22 birth place = Baltimore, Maryland USA residence = Baltimore,… …

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  • 94Chicago — Chicagoan, n. /shi kah goh, kaw /, n. a city in NE Illinois, on Lake Michigan: second largest city in the U.S. 3,005,072. * * * I City (pop., 2000: 2,896,016), northeastern Illinois, U.S. Located on Lake Michigan and the Chicago River, Chicago… …

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  • 95Submarine — For other uses, see Submarine (disambiguation). A Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Oyashio class submarine in 2006 A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which… …

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  • 96Sewage collection and disposal — Urban areas require some methods for collection and disposal of sewage.CollectionA sewage system may convey the wastewater by gravity to a sewage treatment plant. Where pipeline excavation is difficult because of rock or there is limited… …

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  • 97Ecological sanitation — Ecological sanitation, also known as ecosan or eco san, are terms coined to describe a form of sanitation that usually involves urine diversion and the recycling of water and nutrients contained within human wastes back into the local environment …

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  • 98Agriculture in China — A farmer of the Hani minority, famous for their rice terraced mountains in Yuanyang County, Yunnan Agriculture is an important economic sector of China, employing over 300 million farmers. China ranks first in worldwide farm output, primarily… …

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  • 99Henry Acland — Sir Henry Wentworth Acland, 1st Baronet KCB was born on 23 August 1815 in Killerton, Exeter, Devon, England. He was the fourth son of Sir Thomas Acland and Lydia Elizabeth Hoare. He died on 16 October 1900 in Broad Street, London, England.The… …

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  • 100papermaking — [pā′pər māk΄iŋ] n. the making of paper papermaker n. * * * pa·per·mak·ing (pāʹpər mā kĭng) n. The process or craft of making paper.   paʹper·mak er n. * * * Introduction       formation of a matted or felted sheet, usually of cellulose fibres,… …

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