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  • Oshi Domain

    Oshi Domain

    Oshi Domain(忍藩 , Oshi-han ) was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in Musashi Province (modern-day Saitama Prefecture), Japan. It was centered on Oshi Castle

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  • Gelfand representation

    Gelfand representation

    In mathematics, the Gelfand representation in functional analysis (named after I. M. Gelfand) is either of two things: a way of representing commutative Banach algebras as algebras of continuous fu

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  • Mlaḥsô language

    Mlaḥsô language

    Mlaḥsô or Mlahsö (Classical Syriac: ܡܠܚܬܝܐ ), sometimes referred to as Suryoyo or Surayt, is an extinct or dormant Central Neo-Aramaic language. It was traditionally spoken in eastern Turkey and la

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  • Bridget Riley

    Bridget Riley

    Bridget Louise Riley CH CBE (born 24 April 1931) is an English painter known for her op art paintings. She lives and works in London, Cornwall and the Vaucluse in France.Bridget RileyCH CBEBornBrid

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  • Metchley Fort

    Metchley Fort

    Metchley Fort was a Roman fort in what is now Birmingham, England. It was built across four phases using a north-to-south plan.Metchley FortThe site of the praetentura, pictured here in 2009Founded

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  • TUI Airways

    TUI Airways

    TUI Airways Limited (formerly Thomson Airways Limited) is the British arm of the TUI Airline group, which is owned and operated by the TUI Group. They offer scheduled and charter flights from the U

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  • Lake Ayding

    Lake Ayding

    Aydingkol (Uyghur: ئايدىڭكۆل , Айдиңкөл , Aydingköl ), Aydingkul (Mongol) or Ayding (Chinese: 艾丁湖 ; pinyin: Àidīng Hú) is a lake in the Turpan Depression, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, PR Chin

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  • Quantum well

    Quantum well

    A quantum well is a potential well with only discrete energy values.Quantum well. Scheme of heterostructure of nanometric dimensions that gives rise to quantum effects. The shaded part with length

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  • Benin Bronzes

    Benin Bronzes

    The Benin Bronzes are a group of several thousand metal plaques and sculptures that decorated the royal palace of the Kingdom of Benin, in what is now Edo State, Nigeria. The metal plaques were pro

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  • Anya Gallaccio

    Anya Gallaccio

    Anya Gallaccio (born 1963) is a Scottish artist, who creates site-specific, minimalist installations and often works with organic matter (including chocolate, sugar, flowers and ice).Anya Gallaccio

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