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  • 31Perth —    PERTH, a city, a royal burgh, and anciently the metropolis of the kingdom of Scotland, in the county of Perth, of which it is the capital; comprising the parishes of East Church, Middle Church, St. Paul, and West Church, and the late quoad… …

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  • 32Stirling —        Observe. Reverse. Ancient Burgh Seal.    STIRLING, a royal burgh, sea port, and parish, mostly in the county Stirling; containing, with the villages of Cambuskenneth, Raploch, and part of Causeway head, 9095 inhabitants, of whom 8307 are… …

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  • 33administration — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. conduct; government, regime, authority; giving; apportionment. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The direction of affairs] Syn. management, government, supervision, command, superintendence, guidance,… …

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  • 34Direction — Di*rec tion, n. [L. directio: cf. F. direction.] 1. The act of directing, of aiming, regulating, guiding, or ordering; guidance; management; superintendence; administration; as, the direction o? public affairs or of a bank. [1913 Webster] I do… …

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  • 35Oversight — O ver*sight , n. 1. Watchful care; superintendence; general supervision. [1913 Webster] 2. An overlooking; an omission; an error. Hooker. [1913 Webster] 3. Escape from an overlooked peril. [R.] His fool happy oversight. Spenser. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 36Emperor Shōkō — (称光天皇 Shōkō tennō ) (May 12, 1401 August 30, 1428) was the 101st emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1412 through 1428. [Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp …

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  • 37Taj Mahal — The Taj Mahal (pronEng|tɑdʒ mə hɑl or pronEng|tɑʒ mə hɑl; Hindi: ताज महल; Persian/Urdu: تاج محل) , is a mausoleum located in Agra, India, that was built under Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal… …

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  • 38Miramare — The Historical Museum of the Castle of Miramare Established 1860 Location Castle of Miramare, viale Miramare Trieste, Italy Director …

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  • 39Spencer Fullerton Baird — (February 3, 1823 ndash; August 19, 1887) was an American ornithologist and ichthyologist.BiographyBaird was born in Reading, Pennsylvania. He graduated at Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 1840, and next year, made an ornithological… …

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  • 40Diocesan Boys' School — For the former Diocesan Boys School in Nainital, India, see Sherwood College. Diocesan Boys School Chinese: 拔萃男書院 Main Building of Diocesan Boys School Location …

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