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The Urdhva Pundra (Sanskrit: ऊर्ध्वपुण्ड्र, romanized: Ūrdhvapuṇḍra, lit. 'elevated mark') [1] is a tilaka worn by Vaishnavas as an ...
Also the only flag with a decimal ratio below 1 (i.e. taller than it is wide). While the red inner part has a ratio of exactly 4:3 (0.75), [66] the complete flag has an irrational aspect ratio of approximately 1.21901:1 due to the blue border. [Note 3][67] Netherlands. 2:3 (1.5) [68] Compare to the flag of Luxembourg.
Some observers have noted that the taller of the two major-party candidates tends to prevail, and argue this is due to the public's preference for taller candidates. [1] The tallest U.S. president was Abraham Lincoln at 6 feet 4 inches (193 centimeters), while the shortest was James Madison at 5 feet 4 inches (163 centimeters).
The prime symbol ′ is commonly used to represent feet (ft), and the double prime ″ is used to represent inches (in). [2] The triple prime ‴, as used in watchmaking, represents a ligne (1⁄12 of a "French" inch, or pouce, about 2.26 millimetres or 0.089 inches). [3] Primes are also used for angles. The prime symbol ′ is used for ...
The foot (standard symbol: ft) [1][2] is a unit of length in the British imperial and United States customary systems of measurement. The prime symbol, ′, is commonly used to represent the foot. [3] In both customary and imperial units, one foot comprises 12 inches, and one yard comprises three feet. Since an international agreement in 1959 ...
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Statue of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World; French: La Liberté éclairant le monde) is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, within New York City. The copper -clad statue, a gift to the United States from the people of France, was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste ...
The flag used to represent Yorkshire is a White Rose of York on a blue background. The design dates from the 1960s. [1][2] The flag was registered by the Flag Institute on 29 July 2008 at the request of the Yorkshire Ridings Society. [2][3] The design registered by the YRS was one of three rival flag designs for Yorkshire. [4] Yorkshire.