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Democritus had declared quantitative differences to be intelligible, because they were subject to mathematical reasoning. Precisely this relationship between quantitative differences and mathematics ...
dimity
(from Greek dimitos, "of double thread"), lightweight, sheer cotton fabric with two or more warp threads thrown into relief, forming fine cords. Originally dimity was made of silk or wool, but since ...
World War II
There can be no real statistical measurement of the human and material cost of World War II. The money cost to governments involved has been estimated at more than $1,000,000,000,000 but this figure ...
commercial fishing
On this traditional type of trawler, the trawl is launched and recovered from the side of the vessel. The side trawler is characterized by the wheelhouse and superstructure at the stern and a raised ...
Huascaran, Mount
mountain peak of the Andes of west-central Peru. The snowcapped peak rises to 22,205 feet (6,768 m) above sea level in the Cordillera Blanca, east of the Peruvian town of Yungay. It is the highest ...
human behaviour
In sheer number of years, the periods labeled adulthood and aging constitute the major portion of the human life span. Historically, however, these periods were seen as less significant and ...
Ben Nevis
highest mountain of the British Isles, in the Highland council area, Scotland. Its summit, reaching an elevation of 4,406 feet (1,343 metres), is a plateau of about 100 acres (40 hectares), with a ...
Turkistan Range
mountain range in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Branching off from the Alay Mountains, it extends for 200 miles (320 km) east-west between the Fergana and Zeravshan valleys. Its highest ...
Victor Emanuel Range
section of the central highlands, east of the Star Mountains, Papua New Guinea, southwestern Pacific Ocean. The rugged range, rising sheer from the south to over 10,000 feet (3,000 metres), is ...
textile
Gauze weaving is an open weave made by twisting adjacent warps together. It is usually made by the leno, or doup, weaving process, in which a doup attachment, a thin hairpin-like needle attached to ...
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