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Belgian physicist & chemist (1814-1886) Louis Melsens Louis Henri Frédéric Melsens (11 July 1814 in Leuven – 20 April 1886 in Brussels) was a Belgian physicist and chemist. In 1846, he became professor of chemistry at the Royal Veterinary School of Cureghem in Anderlecht, Brussels. Melsens applied the principle of the Faraday cage to lightning conductors and invented tincture of iodine for disinfection. In medical circles he became internationally famous for his research on oral a...

Irish footballer Joe Shaughnessy Shaughnessy in 2012Personal informationFull name Joseph Thomas Gordan Shaughnessy[1]Date of birth (1992-07-06) 6 July 1992 (age 31)Place of birth Oughterard, County Galway, Ireland[2]Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3]Position(s) Centre-backTeam informationCurrent team DundeeNumber 5Youth career Mervue United Salthill DevonSenior career*Years Team Apps (Gls)2009–2015 Aberdeen 53 (0)2011–2012 → Forfar Athletic (loan) 2...

Historical kingdom in Okinawa, Japan from 1429 to 1875 Ryukyu Kingdom琉球國Ruuchuu-kuku1429–1879 Royal crest Anthem: Ishinagu nu uta (石なぐの歌)[1][better source needed]Royal seal:The Ryukyu Kingdom at its maximum extent (present-day Okinawa Prefecture and the Amami Islands)Status Tributary state of the Ming dynasty(1429–1644) Tributary state of Southern Ming(1644–1646)[2] Tributary state of the Qing dynasty(1646–1875) Vassal state of Sa...

American diplomat, military officer, lawyer and journalist John Foster32nd United States Secretary of StateIn officeJune 29, 1892 – February 23, 1893PresidentBenjamin HarrisonPreceded byJames G. BlaineSucceeded byWalter Q. GreshamUnited States Minister to SpainIn officeJune 16, 1883 – August 28, 1885PresidentChester A. ArthurGrover ClevelandPreceded byHannibal HamlinSucceeded byJabez CurryUnited States Minister to RussiaIn officeJune 11, 1880 – August 1, 1881P...

Currency of Serbia Dinarдинар (Serbian) DIN 2,000 banknoteDIN 20 coin ISO 4217CodeRSD (numeric: 941)Subunit0.01UnitPluralдинари / dinari (dinars)SymbolDIN / дин‎DenominationsSubunit 1⁄100пара / para (defunct)Banknotes Freq. usedDIN 10, DIN 20, DIN 50, DIN 100, DIN 200, DIN 500, DIN 1,000, DIN 2,000[1] Rarely usedDIN 5,000Coins Freq. usedDIN 1, DIN 2, D...

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Frank Lloyd Wright Frank Lloyd Wright (Richland Center, 8 giugno 1867 – Phoenix, 9 aprile 1959) è stato un architetto statunitense, tra i più importanti del XX secolo. Tra le figure più influenti nella storia dell'architettura contemporanea viene ricordato, assieme a Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier, Walter Gropius e Alvar Aalto, come maestro del Movimento Moderno. Romanticamente legato all'ideologia individualistica del pionierismo statunitense, si volse all'approfondimento del ra...

Traditional Irish potato pancake BoxtyBoxty, in a contemporary presentation served wrapped around beef and with courgettes and sauceAlternative namesPoundy, poundiesTypePotato pancakePlace of originIrelandMain ingredientsPotatoes, flour Boxty (Irish: bacstaí or Irish: steaimpí) is a traditional Irish potato pancake. The dish is mostly associated with the north midlands, north Connacht and southern Ulster, in particular the counties of Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Fermanagh, Longford, and Cavan. Th...

British Conservative Party politician This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. The specific problem is: not encyclopaedic standard and may well have been written by someone close to him. Please help improve this article if you can. (November 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Sir Julian BrazierTDBrazier in 2005Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Reserves[1]In office14 July 2014 – 16 July 2016Prime MinisterDavid CameronMem...

Type of integrated circuit packaging with the pins mounted on the underside of the package This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: Pin grid array – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Closeup of the pins of a pin grid array The pin g...

Medieval astronomical observatory Work in the observatorium of Taqi ad-Din The Constantinople observatory of Taqi ad-Din, founded in Constantinople (today Istanbul) by Taqi ad-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf in 1577, was one of the largest astronomical observatories in the pre-modern world. However, it only existed for a few years and was destroyed in 1580. History In 1574, Murad III became the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. The empire's chief astronomer, Taqi ad-Din, petitioned the Sultan to finance ...

British charity This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: Jewish Care – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (February 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Jewish Care is a British charity, working mainly in London and South East England, providing health and social care support ser...

River in Moffat and Routt counties in Colorado, United States Yampa RiverThe Yampa River, c. 1871–1878Map of the Yampa River watershedLocationCountryUnited StatesStateColoradoCitiesSteamboat Springs, Craig, HaydenPhysical characteristicsSourceRocky Mountains • coordinates40°09′30″N 106°53′59″W / 40.15833°N 106.89972°W / 40.15833; -106.89972[1] • elevation7,833 ft (2,387 m)[2] MouthGreen River&...

American jazz singer-songwriter (1929–1998) Betty CarterCarter performing at Pori Jazz in 1978Background informationBirth nameLillie Mae JonesAlso known asLorene Carter; Lorraine Carter[1]Born(1929-05-16)May 16, 1929Flint, Michigan, U.S.DiedSeptember 26, 1998(1998-09-26) (aged 69)Brooklyn, New York, U.S.GenresJazz, post-bopOccupation(s)Singer-songwriterInstrument(s)VocalsYears active1948–1998LabelsColumbia, Peacock, ABC, Atco, United Artists, Roulette, Bet-Car, VerveMusical a...

Condrokironoꦕꦤ꧀ꦢꦿꦏꦶꦫꦤGusti Kanjeng RatuRatu Condrokirono pada acara pernikahan Ratu Hayu dan Pangeran NotonegoroKelahiranRaden Ajeng Nurmagupita2 Februari 1975 (umur 49)Yogyakarta, IndonesiaWangsaHamengkubuwonoNama lengkapGusti Kangjeng Ratu CandrakiranaAyahHamengkubuwana XIbuRatu HemasPasangan[KRT] Suryokusumo ​ ​(m. 1993; c. 2007)​AnakRaden Mas Gustilantika Marrel SuryokusumoKerabat GKR Mangkubumi (kakak) GKR Maduretno (...

Peta infrastruktur dan tata guna lahan di Komune Pierrefitte.  = Kawasan perkotaan  = Lahan subur  = Padang rumput  = Lahan pertanaman campuran  = Hutan  = Vegetasi perdu  = Lahan basah  = Anak sungaiPierrefitte merupakan sebuah komune di departemen Vosges yang terletak pada sebelah timur laut Prancis. Lihat pula Komune di departemen Vosges Referensi INSEE lbsKomune di departemen Vosges Les Ableuvenettes Ahéville Aingeville Ainvelle Allarmont Ambacourt...

Area of Manchester, England Human settlement in EnglandRusholmeWilmslow Road in RusholmeRusholmeLocation within Greater ManchesterPopulation13,643 (2011)OS grid referenceSJ850953Metropolitan boroughCity of ManchesterMetropolitan countyGreater ManchesterRegionNorth WestCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townMANCHESTERPostcode districtM14Dialling code0161PoliceGreater ManchesterFireGreater ManchesterAmbulanceNorth West UK ParliamentManch...

Place in Northern, Israel This article is about the Israeli moshav. For people named Almagor, see Almagor (disambiguation). Place in Northern, IsraelAlmagor אַלְמָגוֹר‎AlmagorShow map of Northeast IsraelAlmagorShow map of IsraelCoordinates: 32°54′45″N 35°36′7.56″E / 32.91250°N 35.6021000°E / 32.91250; 35.6021000Country IsraelDistrictNorthernCouncilEmek HaYardenAffiliationMoshavim MovementFounded1961Founded byNahalPopulation (2022)&...

Lápide no cemitério do templo da antiga missão em Upper Sandusky, Ohio, mostra a data da morte de Christiana Haag: 31 de fevereiro de 1869. O dia 31 de fevereiro (AO 1945: 31 de Fevereiro) é uma data fictícia usada para um evento imaginário,[1] como, por exemplo, o dia de São Nunca. Há exemplos, porém, de seu uso em casos excepcionais, como em lápides[2] quando a data de morte do defunto é desconhecida,[3] ou por superstição.[4] Também é usado (junto com 32 e 33 de fevereiro) p...