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  • 81FLINDERS, Matthew (1774-1814) — captain in the navy, discoverer was born at Donington, Lincolnshire, England, on 16 March 1774. His father Matthew Flinders was a surgeon and a son of a surgeon, his mother s name was originally Susannah Ward. He was educated at the free school… …

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  • 82The College of William & Mary — in Virginia Established 1693[1][2] Type …

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  • 83Charles Frost (antiquary) — Charles Frost (1781?–1862) was an English lawyer and antiquary. Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 References 4 Notes Life Born at Kingston upon Hull …

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  • 84Robert Owen — For other uses, see Robert Owen (disambiguation). Robert Owen Born 14 May 1771(1771 05 14) Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales …

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  • 85North East Humanists — NEH Chairman Barrie Berkley introduces the philosopher A.C. Grayling at the NEH 50th anniversary lecture. The Tyneside Group of the North East Humanists (NEH) was founded on September 17, 1957, although organised secularism in the North East had… …

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  • 86Richard L. Hills — He founded Manchester s Museum of Science and Industry. He was born on 1st September 1936 at Lee Green, Middlesex, the second son of Leslie Hills and Margaret Magalen Miller (the youngest daughter of John Ontario Miller).He currently lives near… …

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  • 87William Nicholson (Chemiker) — William Nicholson (* vermutlich am 1. Juni 1753 in London; † 21. Mai 1815 in Bloomsbury bei London) war ein britischer Elektro Chemiker, der außerdem Schriftsteller über naturphilosophische und chemische Themen war, ebenso wie Übersetzer,… …

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  • 88March 1911 — January February March April May June July August September October November December March 25, 1911: Fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory kills 143 female employees, three men The following events occurred in March …

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  • 89Gough-Joule-Effekt — Als Gough Joule Effekt [ɡɒf dʒuːl] wird das Phänomen bezeichnet, dass unter Spannung stehende Elastomere (wie z. B. Gummi) sich bei Erwärmung zusammenziehen, statt sich wie andere Körper auszudehnen. Der Effekt ist nach John Gough, der ihn… …

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  • 90Dalton , John — (1766–1844) British chemist and physicist The son of hand loom weaver from Eaglesfield in the northwestern English county of Cumbria, Dalton was born into the nonconformist tradition of the region and remained a Quaker all his life. He was… …

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