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  2. Ticket of leave - Wikipedia

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    The ticket of leave system was first introduced by Governor Philip Gidley King in 1801. Its principal aim was to reduce the burden on the fledgling colonial government of providing food from the government's limited stores to the convicts who were being transported from the United Kingdom to Australia and its colonies of New South Wales and Tasmania.

  3. First inauguration of Thomas Jefferson - Wikipedia

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    The first inauguration of Thomas Jefferson as the third president of the United States was held on Wednesday, March 4, 1801. The inauguration marked the commencement of the first four-year term of Thomas Jefferson as president and the only four-year term of Aaron Burr as vice president. Jefferson was sworn in by Supreme Court Chief Justice John ...

  4. Italians in the United States before 1880 - Wikipedia

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    Statue of Francesco Vigo, who aided the colonial forces of George Rogers Clark during the American Revolutionary War The United States Declaration of Independence.In 1773–1785, Filippo Mazzei, a physician and promoter of liberty, published a pamphlet containing the phrase "All men are by nature equally free and independent", which Thomas Jefferson incorporated into the Declaration of ...

  5. Class number formula - Wikipedia

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    The idea of the proof of the class number formula is most easily seen when K = Q(i).In this case, the ring of integers in K is the Gaussian integers.. An elementary manipulation shows that the residue of the Dedekind zeta function at s = 1 is the average of the coefficients of the Dirichlet series representation of the Dedekind zeta function.

  6. List of geologists - Wikipedia

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    A geologist is a contributor to the science of geology.Geologists are also known as earth scientists or geoscientists.. The following is a list of notable geologists. Many have received such awards as the Penrose Medal or the Wollaston Medal, or have been inducted into the National Academy of Sciences or the Royal Society.

  7. Template:TAR Captionbox - Wikipedia

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  8. List of English words of Persian origin - Wikipedia

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    Etymology: via Hindi सितार sitar, from Pers. ستار sitar "three-stringed," from sih/she "three" (O.Pers. thri-) + Persian. tar "string". an Indo-Iranian lute with a long broad neck and a varying number of strings whose various forms are used in Iran, Afghanistana and the Indian subcontinent. [328] Softa

  9. Tar (string instrument) - Wikipedia

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    The tar (from Persian: تار, lit. 'string') is a long-necked, waisted lute family instrument, used by many cultures and countries including Iran, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Georgia, Tajikistan (Iranian Plateau), Turkey, and others near the Caucasus and Central Asia regions. [1][2][3] The older and more complete name of the tār is ...