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109485 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oltenia | Oltenia | Oltenia is a historical province and area of Romania, in the western part of Wallachia. Oltenia includes the counties:
Gorj
Dolj
Oltenia |
109486 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploration%20of%20Mars | Exploration of Mars | The exploration of Mars has been an important part of the space exploration programs of several countries.
Dozens of robotic space probes, including orbiters, landers, and rovers, have been launched toward Mars since the 1960s.
Spaceflight
Mars
de:Mars (Planet)#Erforschung |
109487 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dojo | Dojo | A dojo (道場) is a Japanese term which literally means "place of the Way". Dojo are sometimes added on to temples.
Uses
The term can refer to a training place for any of the Japanese arts but it is considered the formal gathering place for students of a martial arts style to train, take exams and fight.
Other websites... |
109488 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorj%20County | Gorj County | Gorj () is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Oltenia. The capital is Târgu Jiu.
Geography
Gorj county has an area of 5,602 km². The main river, which collects all the smaller rivers, is the Jiu River.
Divisions
Gorj County has 2 municipalities, 6 towns and 61 communes.
Municipalities
Târgu Jiu – capital city; pop... |
109489 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolj%20County | Dolj County | Dolj () is a county (județ) of Romania, in Oltenia. The capital is Craiova (population: 314,437).
Geography
Dolj County has an area of 7,414 km².
Divisions
Dolj County has 3 municipalities, 4 towns and 104 communes.
Municipalities
Craiova
Băilești
Calafat
Towns
Bechet
Dăbuleni
Filiași
Segarcea
Communes
Dol... |
109491 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moldoveanu%20Peak | Moldoveanu Peak | Moldoveanu Peak (Romanian: Vârful Moldoveanu) is the highest mountain in Romania. It is in the Făgăraş Mountains of the Southern Carpathians.
The most-used paths to reach Moldoveanu are over the Vistea Mare Peak (2527m), by paths coming from Podragu, Sambata, or by the Vistea Valley.
The closest locality is Victoria,... |
109492 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C4%83g%C4%83ra%C5%9F%20Mountains | Făgăraş Mountains | Făgăraş Mountains are the highest mountains of the Southern Carpathians, in Romania. The highest peaks are Moldoveanu (2544 m), Negoiu (2535 m), Viştea Mare (2527 m), Lespezi (2522 m), Vânătoarea lui Buteanu (2507 m), and Dara (2501 m).
Mountain ranges of the Carpathians
Mountains of Romania |
109493 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern%20Carpathians | Southern Carpathians | The Southern Carpathians (), also called the Transylvanian Alps, are a group of mountain ranges. They divide central and southern Romania, on one side, and Serbia, on the other side. They cover part of the Carpathian Mountains that is between the Prahova River in the east and the Timiş and Cerna rivers in the west. To ... |
109494 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vistea%20Mare | Vistea Mare | Viştea Mare is a mountain peak in the Făgăraş Mountains of the Southern Carpathians of Braşov county in Romania. It has an altitude of . It is the third highest peak in Romania.
Carpathians
Mountains of Romania |
109495 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria%2C%20Bra%C8%99ov | Victoria, Brașov | Victoria is a town in the western part of Brașov County, Romania, near the Făgăraş Mountains. It has a population of about 10,900 people.
Victoria |
109496 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A2mpulung | Câmpulung | Câmpulung, or Câmpulung Muscel, is a city in Argeş County, Romania.
Other websites
Cities in Romania |
109497 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saving | Saving | In common usage, saving generally means putting money aside, for example, by putting money in a bank savings account or investing in a pension plan. It involves using less money or not using money at all.
In a broader sense, saving is typically used to refer to economizing, cutting costs, or to rescuing someone or some... |
109498 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time%20deposit | Time deposit | A time deposit (also known as a term deposit, particularly in Canada, Australia and New Zealand) is a money deposit at a banking institution that cannot be withdrawn for a certain "term" or period of time.
Banks |
109500 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craiova | Craiova | Craiova (), the fifth largest Romanian city, is the capital of Dolj County. It is on the east side of the Jiu River. This is in the central part of Oltenia.
Sister cities
Kuopio, Finland
Nanterre, France
Shiyan, People's Republic of China
Skopje, North Macedonia
Vratza, Bulgaria
Lyon, France
Uppsala, Sweden
R... |
109501 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%A2rgu%20Jiu | Târgu Jiu | Târgu Jiu (also spelled Tîrgu Jiu) is the capital of Gorj County, Oltenia, Romania. It is found on the shores of the Jiu River. It has a population of 101,562 people as of the year 2002.
References
County capitals of Romania |
109503 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineral%20exploration | Mineral exploration | Mineral exploration is the process undertaken by companies, partnerships or corporations in finding ore (commercially viable concentrations of minerals) for mining. Mineral exploration is intensive, organised and professional mineral prospecting and, though it frequently uses the services of prospecting, the process of... |
109504 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prospecting | Prospecting | Prospecting is the physical search for minerals, fossils, precious metals or mineral specimens. It is also known as fossicking or, on a large scale, as mineral exploration.
Metals
Minerals
vi:Thăm dò địa chấn |
109505 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Searching | Searching | Searching and search can mean:
Computers and computer science
Search algorithm
Boolean search
Search engine
Rescue
Search and rescue
Military and police
Search and seizure
Strip search
Entertainment
The Search (1948 movie)
"The Search" (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode)
Search (TV series)
"Searchin'... |
109513 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycloalkane | Cycloalkane | Cycloalkanes are hydrocarbons with the carbon atoms connected in a circle with each atom, in simple forms, connected to two hydrogen atoms. all cycloalkane are isomers of alkene.
Here is a list of the first ten Cycloalkanes:
Cyclopropane (C3H6)
Cyclobutane (C4H8)
Cyclopentane (C5H10)
Cyclohexane (C6H12)
Cycloheptane (... |
109514 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isomer | Isomer | An isomer in chemistry is a chemical compound that has the same molecular formula as another, but it has a different arrangement of atoms in space. In other words, isomers are compounds with the same molecular formula but different structural formula. Different isomers have different chemical properties (that is, they ... |
109519 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huitzilopochtli | Huitzilopochtli | In Aztec mythology, Huitzilopochtli, also spelled Uitzilopochtli, was a god of war, a sun god, and the patron of the city of Tenochtitlan. He was given human hearts and blood of their enemies and slaves as a sacrifice.
Legend
The legend of Huitzilopochtli is recorded in the Mexicayotl Chronicle. His sister, Coyolxau... |
109526 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tezcatlipoca | Tezcatlipoca | Tezcatlipoca ( was a central deity in Aztec mythology. He was associated with many concepts. Some of these are the night sky, the night winds, hurricanes, the north, the earth, obsidian, , , rulership, divination, temptation, , beauty, war and . His name in the Nahuatl language is often translated as "Smoking Mirror" b... |
109527 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tezcatlipoca%20%28disambiguation%29 | Tezcatlipoca (disambiguation) | Tezcatlipoca ([teskatɬiˈpoːka]) was a central deity in Aztec religion.
Tezcatlipoca may also mean:
Tezcatlipoca (DC Comics), a fictional character from the DC Comics universe and a recurring character in the Wonder Woman series, based on the Aztec god.
Tezcatlipoca, a villain from DC Comics whom originally believed h... |
109545 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province%20of%20Viterbo | Province of Viterbo | The Province of Viterbo () is a province in the Lazio region of Central Italy. Its capital is the city of Viterbo.
The province is also called Tuscia.
History
The province of Viterbo was created in January of 1927 with part of the old Province of Rome. In March of the same, the comune of Monte Romano.
In 1928, five ... |
109548 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/North%20London | North London | North London is the northern part of London, England. The area it covers is defined differently for a range of purposes.
Areas of London |
109549 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province%20of%20Gorizia | Province of Gorizia | Gorizia is a province in the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia in Italy.
Related pages
Provincia di Gorizia homepage (in Italian)
Gorizia |
109551 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tezcatlipoca%20%28DC%20Comics%29 | Tezcatlipoca (DC Comics) | Tezcatlipoca is a fictional character who appeared in the DC Comics' series Wonder Woman and is a god from Aztec mythology. Tezcatlipoca II is a character who appeared in the series Green Arrow and is a hybrid of human and jaguar, a werejaguar.
DC Comics characters |
109552 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province%20of%20Trieste | Province of Trieste | The Province of Trieste (, ) is a province in the autonomous Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Trieste. It has an area of 212 km², and a total population of 242,235 (2001). It has a coastal length of 48.1 km. There are 6 communes in the province.
Trieste |
109553 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province%20of%20Udine | Province of Udine | The Province of Udine (, Friulian Provincie di Udin) is a province in the autonomous Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy, bordering Austria and Slovenia. Its capital is the city of Udine.
Udine |
109554 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province%20of%20Pordenone | Province of Pordenone | The Province of Pordenone () is a province in the autonomous region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia in Italy. Its capital is the city of Pordenone. Before 1968 it was part of the Province of Udine.
Pordenone |
109555 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province%20of%20Bologna | Province of Bologna | Bologna is a province in the region of Emilia-Romagna in Italy.
Bologna |
109558 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province%20of%20Ferrara | Province of Ferrara | The province of Ferrara () is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region in Northeast Italy, on the Adriatic Sea. Its capital is the city of Ferrara.
Geography
The province of Ferrara is the most northerly province in the Emilia-Romagna region. It has an area of . The provincial capital, the city of Ferrara, is on a bra... |
109561 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province%20of%20Forl%C3%AC-Cesena | Province of Forlì-Cesena | The province of Forlì-Cesena () is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region in northeastern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea. Its capital is the city of Forlì.
History
The province was created as Province of Forlì with the car plates FO.
In 1992, the southern part of the province was separated to form the new Province of Ri... |
109563 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province%20of%20Modena | Province of Modena | The Province of Modena () is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy in northeastern Italy. Its capital is the city of Modena.
Geography
Modena is a landlocked (it does not border the ocean) province in central Emilia-Romagna. It has an area of .
The provincial capital, the city of Modena, is surrounded by ... |
109565 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province%20of%20Parma | Province of Parma | The Province of Parma () is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its largest town and capital is the city of Parma.
Geography
The province of Parma has an area of . The territory of Parma is divided into three zones from north to south:
The pianura (plains), with the Po river on the northern border.
Th... |
109567 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province%20of%20Piacenza | Province of Piacenza | The Province of Piacenza () is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its largest town and capital is the city of Piacenza.
Geography
The province of Piacenza has an area of . It is the most western of the nine provinces in the region of Emilia-Romagna in northwestern Italy. It is divided in two zones from... |
109574 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province%20of%20Ravenna | Province of Ravenna | The province of Ravenna () is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region in Northeast Italy, on the Adriatic Sea. Its capital is the city of Ravenna.
History
The province was created in 1859.
Geography
The province of Ravenna is in the eastern part of the Emilia-Romagna region along the Adriatic Sea.
It has an area of... |
109575 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crackme | Crackme | A crackme is a small program designed to test a programmers reverse engineering skills. It is also known by the terms reversemes and keygenmes.
They are created to have a legal way to "crack" software.
Other websites
crackmes.de - A great site for testing your reversing skills. Crackmes range from Very Easy to Very... |
109577 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province%20of%20Reggio%20Emilia | Province of Reggio Emilia | The Province of Reggio Emilia ( or ) is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy in northeastern Italy. Its capital is the city of Reggio Emilia.
Geography
Reggio Emilia is a landlocked (it does not border the ocean) province in central Emilia-Romagna. It has an area of .
The province is bordered to the nort... |
109578 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province%20of%20Rimini | Province of Rimini | The Province of Rimini () is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its largest town and capital is the city of Rimini.
The province of Rimini, with a long touristic tradition, is well known by the beach resorts of Rimini, Riccione, Bellaria-Igea Marina, Misano Adriatico and Cattolica, found over along the... |
109579 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soldering | Soldering | Soldering is a process in which two or more metal items are joined together. They are heated with a soldering iron. A filler metal called solder, with a relatively low melting point melts and flows into the joint, mixing with and melting a little of the items being soldered. Soft soldering is characterized by the melti... |
109580 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corythosaurus | Corythosaurus | Corythosaurus is a genus of ornithopod. It was a large plant-eating duck-billed dinosaur. It was about 30–33 feet (9–10 m) long, 6.6 feet (2 m) tall at the hips, and weighed 3-5 tons.
Like other hadrosaurs, it had a hollow, bony crest on top of its long head in the shape of a helmet flattened on the sides (Corythosaur... |
109581 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loitering | Loitering | Loitering means to stand around without doing anything. It can also mean to stop many times, or to wait and procrastinate.
Types of crime |
109582 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ornithopod | Ornithopod | An ornithopod is the infraorder of bird-hipped dinosaur, started out as small, bipedal running grazers, and grew in size and numbers until they became one of the most successful groups of herbivores in the Cretaceous world. Their major evolutionary advantage was the progressive development of a chewing apparatus that b... |
109583 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millionaire | Millionaire | A millionaire (originally and sometimes still millionaire) is a person whose net worth (or wealth) is at least one million units of a currency (most of the times it will be U.S. dollar). Millionaires are on average 61 years old with $3.05 in value. This includes things like the stock market or real estate, not just mon... |
109584 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sell | Sell | Sell can mean: to sell
A verb relating to sales
Sell (professional wrestling)
In investing to exchange an asset for consideration
In theatre, to "play to the crowd" |
109585 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sales | Sales | Sales are the activities involved in selling products or services in return for money or other compensation. It is an act of completion of a commercial activity. A salesman is someone who sells products or services, thus generating sales.
Salespeople reach out to contacts that might be interested in purchasing the p... |
109589 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Returns%20%28economics%29 | Returns (economics) | Returns in economics and political economy, are the distributions or payments awarded to the various suppliers of the factors of production.
Economics |
109591 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery%20play | Mystery play | Mystery plays and Miracle plays are among the earliest formally developed plays in medieval Europe.
Time Warner
Medieval literature |
109593 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province%20of%20Avellino | Province of Avellino | The Province of Avellino () is a province in the Campania region of Italy.
Provinces of Campania |
109594 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province%20of%20Benevento | Province of Benevento | The Province of Benevento () is a province in the Campania region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Benevento.
Provinces of Campania |
109595 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province%20of%20Caserta | Province of Caserta | The Province of Caserta () is a province in the Campania region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Caserta. The former royal palace of Caserta is located near to the city.
Provinces of Campania |
109597 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province%20of%20Naples | Province of Naples | The Province of Naples (, Napulitano: Pruvincia 'e Nàpule) is a province in the Campania region of Italy. Its capital city is Naples, within the province there are 92 Comuni of the Province of Naples.
Provinces of Campania |
109598 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province%20of%20Salerno | Province of Salerno | The Province of Salerno (Italian: Provincia di Salerno) is a province in the Campania region of Italy.
Provinces of Campania |
109624 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siegmund%20Nissel | Siegmund Nissel | Siegmund Nissel (January 3, 1922 – May 21, 2008) was an Austrian-born British violinist who played second violin in the famous Amadeus Quartet.
Siegmund (Sigi) Nissel was born in Munich to a Jewish family from Vienna. He began playing the violin at the age of 6. His mother died when he was 9. He was taken by his fathe... |
109630 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dong%20Xian | Dong Xian | Dong Xian (; 23 BC(?) – 1 BC) was a Han Dynasty politician. Within a few years, he rose from obscurity as a minor official to being the most powerful official in the imperial administration of Emperor Ai.
References
23 BC births
1 BC deaths
Chinese politicians |
109631 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor%20Ai%20of%20Han | Emperor Ai of Han | Emperor Ai of Han (27 BC-1 BC) was an emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty. He ascended the throne when he was 20, having been made heir by his uncle Emperor Cheng, who was childless, and he reigned from 7 BC to 1 BC.
Related pages
List of gay, lesbian or bisexual people
27 BC births
1 BC deaths
Emperors of Han Dynasty |
109632 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empress%20Fu%20%28Ai%29 | Empress Fu (Ai) | Empress Fu, formally Empress Xiaoai, was an empress during the Han Dynasty. Her personal name is not known. Her husband was Emperor Ai.
1st-century BC births
1 BC deaths
Emperors and Empresses of China |
109633 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empress%20Zhao%20Feiyan | Empress Zhao Feiyan | Empress Zhao Feiyan (c. 32 BC — 1 BC), formally Empress Xiaochen, was an empress during the Han Dynasty. Zhao Feiyan was an ordinary girl born to a poor family in Suzhou, who just happened to be spotted dancing by the Emperor who took her away to the palace. It was her dancing and beautiful figure that became her le... |
109635 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bypass%20%28surgical%29 | Bypass (surgical) | In medicine, a bypass usually means making another route for the blood to flow. Sometimes an artery, the channel through which the blood flows, becomes blocked up. The patient has a bypass operation. Very often the surgeon will take part of a vein from the patient's leg and move it to the place with the blockage so ... |
109638 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max%20Rostal | Max Rostal | Max Rostal (born Cieszyn, 7 August 1905; died Bern, 6 August 1991) was a violinist who was a famous violin teacher. He was Austrian-born, but later took British citizenship.
He was born in Cieszyn and studied with Carl Flesch. From 1930-33 he taught at the Berlin Hochschule, from 1944 to 1958 at the Guildhall School... |
109641 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter%20Schidlof | Peter Schidlof | Peter Schidlof (July 9, 1922 – August 16, 1987) was an Austrian-British violist. He played the viola in the Amadeus Quartet.
Schidlof was born in Göllersdorf near Vienna, but had to leave Austria when the Nazis came. He went to Great Britain. Because he was musically talented he won a scholarship to Blundell's Sch... |
109647 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province%20of%20Catanzaro | Province of Catanzaro | Catanzaro is a province in the region of Calabria in Italy.
Catanzaro |
109649 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province%20of%20Cosenza | Province of Cosenza | Cosenza is a province in the region of Calabria in Italy.
Cosenza |
109650 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province%20of%20Crotone | Province of Crotone | Crotone is a province in the region of Calabria in Italy.
Crotone |
109652 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province%20of%20Reggio%20Calabria | Province of Reggio Calabria | Reggio Calabria is a province in the region of Calabria in Italy.
Reggio |
109655 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province%20of%20Vibo%20Valentia | Province of Vibo Valentia | Vibo Valentia is a province in the region of Calabria in Italy.
Vibo |
109659 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province%20of%20Matera | Province of Matera | Matera is a province in the region of Basilicata in Italy.
Provinces of Basilicata |
109661 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province%20of%20Potenza | Province of Potenza | Potenza is a province in the region of Basilicata in Italy.
Provinces of Basilicata |
109664 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/337 | 337 |
Deaths
May 22 — Constantine I, Roman Emperor
337 |
109665 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Font | Font | In typography, the terms were set when all printing was done with metal type. Font or fount was all the letters or characters of a single size of a typeface. For example, all characters for 9-point Bulmer is a font, and the 10 point size would be another font.
With the increase in the use of personal computers, the de... |
109667 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lectern | Lectern | A lectern (from the Latin lectus, past participle of legere, "to read") is a reading desk with a slanted top. It is usually placed on a stand some other form of support. Documents or books are often put on top of a lectern to make it easier for someone to read them to other people. For example, for Scripture reading, ... |
109668 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantor | Cantor | Cantor can mean:
The Latin word for singer, e.g. the main singer of a cantus
Hazzan, in Judaism, the English name for a professional singer who leads prayer services (Kantor is a frequently noted Jewish patronym)
Cantor (church), an ecclesiastical officer leading liturgical music in several branches of the Christian... |
109669 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistle | Epistle | An epistle (from the , epistolē, meaning "letter") is a writing sent to a person or group of people. It is usually written as a formal letter. It was common in ancient Egypt, being taught to scribes. The letters in the New Testament from Apostles to Christians are usually referred to as epistles. Those letters said to ... |
109670 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Saxon%20architecture | Anglo-Saxon architecture | Anglo-Saxon architecture was a period in the history of architecture in England and parts of Wales, from the mid-5th century until the Norman Conquest of 1066. Anglo-Saxon buildings in Britain were generally simple, made from wood with thatch for roofing.
There are few remains of Anglo-Saxon architecture. At least fif... |
109672 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman%20architecture | Norman architecture | The term Norman architecture is used to categorize styles of Romanesque architecture made by the Normans in the land that was under their control or influence in the 11th and 12th centuries.
Architectural styles |
109673 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/English%20Gothic%20architecture | English Gothic architecture | English Gothic is the name of the architectural style that was very popular in England from about 1180 until about 1520. As with the gothic architecture of other parts of Europe, English Gothic is defined by its pointed arches, vaulted rooves, buttresses, large windows, and spires.
Features of the Gothic style
Poin... |
109674 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salisbury%20Cathedral | Salisbury Cathedral | Salisbury Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. The main body was completed in only 38 years, starting in 1220. It is considered to be one of the leading examples of Early English architecture.
The cathedral has the tallest church spire in the United Kingdom (123m/404 ft). Visitors can t... |
109676 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan%20vault | Fan vault | A fan vault is a form of vault used in the Perpendicular Gothic style. All its ribs are of the same curve and spaced the same.
This beautiful and elegant Gothic style of architecture, at its earliest appears in 1351.
Architectural elements |
109677 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gert%20Fram | Gert Fram | "Gert Fram" is a short story that was written by Orson Scott Card in 1977. It is in his short story collection Maps in a Mirror. This short story was the first story Card wrote. It first came out in the July 1977 fine arts issue of Ensign magazine under the pen name Byron Walley.
1977 books
20th-century American short... |
109678 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vezina%20Trophy | Vezina Trophy | The Vezina Trophy is awarded every year to the National Hockey League's goaltender who is chosen as the best goaltender. At the end of each season, the 30 General Managers of the teams in the National Hockey League vote to determine the goaltender who was the most valuable to his team during the regular season. Before ... |
109679 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Memory%20of%20Earth | The Memory of Earth | The Memory of Earth (1992) is the first book of the Homecoming Saga by Orson Scott Card. The Homecoming Saga is a fake story about the first 100 years in the Book of Mormon.
Other websites
About the novel The Memory of Earth from Card's website
1992 books
Books by Orson Scott Card
Homecoming Saga |
109683 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Call%20of%20Earth | The Call of Earth | The Call of Earth (1992) is the second book in the Homecoming Saga by Orson Scott Card.
Other websites
About the book The Call of Earth from Card's website
1992 books
Books by Orson Scott Card
Homecoming Saga |
109685 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Ships%20of%20Earth | The Ships of Earth | The Ships of Earth (1994) is the third book in the Homecoming Saga. It was written by Orson Scott Card in 1994.
Other websites
About the book The Ships of Earth from Card's website
1994 books
Books by Orson Scott Card
Homecoming Saga |
109686 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homecoming%20Saga | Homecoming Saga | The Homecoming Saga is a science fiction series by Orson Scott Card. The series is patterned on the Book of Mormon. Some of the names also come from the Book of Mormon.
Books
The Memory of Earth (1992)
The Call of Earth (1992)
The Ships of Earth (1994)
Earthfall (1995)
Earthborn (1995)
Books by Orson Scott Card
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109689 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthfall | Earthfall | Earthfall (1995) is the fourth book of the Homecoming Saga. It was written by Orson Scott Card in 1995.
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About the novel Earthfall from Card's website
1995 books
Books by Orson Scott Card
Homecoming Saga |
109691 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthborn | Earthborn | Earthborn (1995) is the fifth book of the Homecoming Saga. It was written by Orson Scott Card, and is the last book in the Homecoming Saga.
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About the book Earthborn from Card's website
1995 books
Books by Orson Scott Card
Homecoming Saga
American novels |
109706 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tor%20Books | Tor Books | Tor Books is an American book publishing company. It is one of two imprints of Tom Doherty Associates, LLC, based in New York City. It is noted for its science fiction and fantasy books. Tom Doherty Associates also publishes mainstream fiction, mystery, and some military history books under its Forge imprint. Tom Doher... |
109708 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s%20College%20Chapel%2C%20Cambridge | King's College Chapel, Cambridge | King's College Chapel is the chapel to King's College of the University of Cambridge. It is one of the finest examples of Gothic Perpendicular architecture. It is the home of the famous King's College Choir.
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King's College, Cambridge
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109709 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher%20Wren | Christopher Wren | Sir Christopher Wren (20 October 1632 – 25 February 1723) was a 17th century English architect, designer, astronomer and geometer. He designed 51 churches in London after the Great Fire of London, including St. Paul's Cathedral.
Wren was born on 20 October 1632 in East Knoyle, Wiltshire, England. He was educated at We... |
109710 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coventry%20Cathedral | Coventry Cathedral | Coventry Cathedral, also known as St. Michael's Cathedral, is an Anglican cathedral. It is in Coventry, West Midlands, England.
In fact, the city has three cathedrals. The first was St. Mary's, a monastic building, only a few ruins of which remain. The second was St Michael's, a 14th-century Gothic Cathedral, which wa... |
109711 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%20Ocean | World Ocean | The world ocean, or global ocean is used to describe all the world's oceans as one large interconnected ocean. It is not a generally agreed term.
It is divided into the standard oceans: the Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and the proposed southern ocean around the Antarctic.
The world oce... |
109714 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bering%20Strait | Bering Strait | The Bering Strait (Russian: Берингов пролив) is a sea strait between Cape Dezhnev, Russia, the easternmost point (169°43' W) of the Asian continent and Cape Prince of Wales on the edge of the Seward Peninsula, Alaska, the westernmost point (168°05' W) of the North American continent, with latitude of about 65° 40' nort... |
109715 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monolophosaurus | Monolophosaurus | Monolophosaurus was a medium-sized theropod from China that lived during the Jurassic period.
It had one feature not found on any other meat-eating dinosaur a long, bony ridge that went from its nose back to the top of its head. The area where Monolophosaurus was discovered showed signs that it was sometimes covere... |
109716 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hart%27s%20Hope | Hart's Hope | Hart's Hope (1983) is a fantasy book that is written by Orson Scott Card.
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About the book Hart's Hope from Card's website
1983 books
Fantasy books
Books by Orson Scott Card |
109720 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twillingate%2C%20Newfoundland%20and%20Labrador | Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador | Twillingate is a town that can be found on the Twillingate Islands off the coast of Newfoundland. About 2500 people live in the town. It is known for its scenic landscape and friendly hospitality. Twillingate is about an hour and a half north of Gander and an hour north of Lewisporte.
Twillingate's economy is based ar... |
109721 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gander%2C%20Newfoundland%20and%20Labrador | Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador | Gander is a town of almost 10,000 people in the central region of Newfoundland, Canada. It is home to the Gander International Airport, which used to be an important point for aircraft to refuel on long flights. Most of the streets in Gander are named after famous aviators, including Amelia Earhart, Alcock and Brown, C... |
109725 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trireme | Trireme | A Trireme is an ancient oar-driven warship powered by about 170 oarsmen. It was long and slender, had three tiers of oars and one sail. On the bow was a battering ram that was used to destroy enemy ships. The tip of the ram was made of bronze and could easily slice through the side of a wooden ship.
The Trireme was... |
109728 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabrosauridae | Fabrosauridae | Fabrosauridae is a proposed family of primitive ornithischian dinosaurs from late Triassic and Jurassic. The proposed "Fabrosaurs" descended from a Lesothosaurus-like animal. The group is not established; it appears to be polyphyletic, and its members may come from several other better-known groups.
Ornithischia |
109729 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%20Planet%20Called%20Treason | A Planet Called Treason | A Planet Called Treason (1979) is a science fiction book that was written by Orson Scott Card. After being changed, the book was renamed Treason (1988).
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About the book Treason from Card's website
1979 books
1988 books
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