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  2. Culmination - Wikipedia

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    The time of culmination (when the object culminates) is often used to mean upper culmination. [2] [3] [4] An object's altitude (A) in degrees at its upper culmination is equal to 90 minus the observer's latitude (L) plus the object's declination (δ): A = 90° − L + δ. This equation is the basis for the meridian altitude method for latitude ...

  3. Doves Press - Wikipedia

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    During nearly seventeen years of operation, Doves Press produced notable examples of twentieth-century typography. A distinguishing feature of its books was a specially-devised typeface , known variously as Doves Roman , Doves Press Fount of Type , or simply Doves Type .

  4. List of doctoral degrees in the US - Wikipedia

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    For the purposes of this survey, a research doctorate is defined as "a doctoral degree that (1) requires completion of an original intellectual contribution in the form of a dissertation or an equivalent culminating project (e.g., musical composition) and (2) is not primarily intended as a degree for the practice of a profession."

  5. Jan. 6 riot was 'culmination' of Trump conspiracies to ... - AOL

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    WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is responsible for the events at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 because they were the “culmination” of his conspiracies to overturn the 2020 presidential election ...

  6. Culminating point - Wikipedia

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    The culminating point in military strategy is the point at which a military force is no longer able to perform its operations. [ 1 ] On the offensive, the culminating point marks the time when the attacking force can no longer continue its advance, because of supply problems, the opposing force, or the need for rest. [ 2 ]

  7. Mnemonic - Wikipedia

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    A common example is how children remember the alphabet by singing the ABCs. Another example are book tunes. 2. Name mnemonics (acronym) The first letter of each word is combined into a new word. For example: VIBGYOR (or ROY G BIV) for the colours of the rainbow or H O M E S (Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, Lake Superior) the ...

  8. Turret ship - Wikipedia

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    In service, however, this proved to leak heavily, despite caulking by the crew. [6] The gap between the turret and the deck proved to be a problem as debris and shell fragments entered the gap and jammed the turrets of several Passaic -class monitors , which used the same turret design, during the First Battle of Charleston Harbor in April 1863 ...

  9. Anghel Demetriescu - Wikipedia

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    Anghel Demetriescu was born on October 5, 1847, in Alexandria, province of Teleorman, Romania, then under the Ottoman Empire.He was the son of Dumitru Simion, a dyer who owned a small dying studio in the city, and Chrysanta Simion (née Velleanu), the latter who hailed from a wealthier family, her brother being a doctor who worked in Bucharest.