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  • 111Mortmain — • History and details of the laws Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Mortmain     Mortmain     † …

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  • 112John Whitehurst — Portrait de John Whitehurst par Joseph Wright of Derby (Derby Museum and Art Gallery). John Whitehurst (10 avril 1713 – 18 février 1788), originaire du comté de Cheshire, est un horloger et un scientifique anglais qui contribua de façon notable… …

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  • 113gage — Gauge Gauge (g[=a]j), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gauged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gauging}] [OF. gaugier, F. jauger, cf. OF. gauge gauge, measuring rod, F. jauge; of uncertain origin; perh. fr. an assumed L. qualificare to determine the qualities of a thing… …

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  • 114Gauge — (g[=a]j), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gauged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gauging}] [OF. gaugier, F. jauger, cf. OF. gauge gauge, measuring rod, F. jauge; of uncertain origin; perh. fr. an assumed L. qualificare to determine the qualities of a thing (see… …

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  • 115Gauged — Gauge Gauge (g[=a]j), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gauged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gauging}] [OF. gaugier, F. jauger, cf. OF. gauge gauge, measuring rod, F. jauge; of uncertain origin; perh. fr. an assumed L. qualificare to determine the qualities of a thing… …

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  • 116Gauging — Gauge Gauge (g[=a]j), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gauged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gauging}] [OF. gaugier, F. jauger, cf. OF. gauge gauge, measuring rod, F. jauge; of uncertain origin; perh. fr. an assumed L. qualificare to determine the qualities of a thing… …

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  • 117Уайтхёрст, Джон — Джон Уайтхёрст John Whitehurst …

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  • 118measure — meas•ure [[t]ˈmɛʒ ər[/t]] n. v. ured, ur•ing 1) wam a unit or standard of measurement 2) wam a system of measurement 3) wam an instrument, as a graduated rod or a container of standard capacity, for measuring 4) the extent, dimensions, quantity,… …

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  • 119measure — 1. noun /ˈmɛʒə/ a) The quantity, size, weight, distance or capacity of a substance compared to a designated standard. a measure of salt b) An ( …

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  • 120Herbert Hoover — Infobox President | name=Herbert Clark Hoover nationality=American order=31st President of the United States term start=March 4, 1929 term end=March 4, 1933 predecessor=Calvin Coolidge successor=Franklin D. Roosevelt order2=3rd United States… …

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