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  • 21Hubert Anson Newton — Infobox Scientist name = H. A. Newton box width = 300px image width = 300px caption = Hubert Anson Newton (1830 1896) birth date = 19 March, 1830 birth place = Sherburne, New York death date = 12 August, 1896 death place = New Haven, Connecticut …

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  • 22Perseids — The Perseids (pronEng|ˈpɝsiːɨdz pûr sē ĭdz) is a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Swift Tuttle. The Perseids are so called because the point they appear to come from, called the radiant, lies in the constellation Perseus. Meteor… …

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  • 23TV and FM DX — TV DX and FM DX is the active search for distant radio or television stations received during unusual atmospheric conditions. The term DX is an old telegraphic term meaning long distance. VHF/UHF television and radio signals are normally limited… …

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  • 24No. 616 Squadron RAF — No. 616 (South Yorkshire) Squadron RAF Official squadron crest for No. 616 Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force, formed at RAF Doncaster, November 1938 A …

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  • 25Asteroid belt — For the album by Velvet Chain, see Asteroid Belt (album). The asteroid belt (shown in white) is located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets… …

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  • 26Music of Australia — Arts in Australia Culture of Australia Architecture Art Cinema Comic books Cuisine Dance …

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  • 27Gordon Steege — Gordon Henry Steege …

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  • 282008 in Irish music — This is a summary of the year 2008 in the Irish music industry. Summary January * On Wednesday January 9 the nominations for Irish Album of the Year 2007 were announced. [cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0110/choicemusicprize.html|title=… …

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  • 29Military history of Australia during the Korean War — RAN Firefly aircraft on board HMAS Sydney off Korea The military history of Australia during the Korean War was very eventful. Japan s defeat in World War II heralded the end to 35 years of Japanese occupation of the Korean Peninsula. The… …

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  • 30asteroid — asteroidal, adj. /as teuh royd /, n. 1. Also called minor planet. Astron. any of the thousands of small bodies of from 480 miles (775 km) to less than one mile (1.6 km) in diameter that revolve about the sun in orbits lying mostly between those… …

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