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  2. Arnold Mercator - Wikipedia

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    Arnold was the eldest child of Gerardus Mercator and Barbara Schellekens from Leuven, who married in 1536. [1] [2] Arnold grew up in Leuven and, as a 7-year-old boy, witnessed the arrest of his father, who was then a professor in Leuven. Gerardus Mercator was suspected of Lutheranism. His father was released after a few months.

  3. Heilige Drievuldigheidscollege - Wikipedia

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    The school was founded in 1843 by canon Constant van Crombrugghe, founder of the Congregation of the Josephites, on the site of the former Trinity College, Leuven.The main entrance to the school is located on the edge of the Old Market, the rear of the school is at the Father Damien Square, where the mortal remains of Blessed Damien of Molokai rest in the crypt of the St. Anthony Church.

  4. Gerardus Mercator - Wikipedia

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    Gerardus Mercator (/ dʒ ɪ ˈ r ɑːr d ə s m ɜːr ˈ k eɪ t ər /; [a] [b] [c] 5 March 1512 – 2 December 1594) [d] was a Flemish geographer, cosmographer and cartographer.He is most renowned for creating the 1569 world map based on a new projection which represented sailing courses of constant bearing (rhumb lines) as straight lines—an innovation that is still employed in nautical charts.

  5. Old University of Leuven - Wikipedia

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    The rich archives of the old University of Leuven, after its suppression by the law of the French Republic, so as all the other Universities of the French Republic, were transferred to a "Commission in charge of the management of the goods of the abolished university in Leuven", set up in 1797 and active until 1813. [40]

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  7. Op. 1 - Wikipedia

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    In music, Op. 1 stands for Opus number 1. Compositions that are assigned this number include: Bach – Partitas for keyboard; Bartók – Rhapsody; Beethoven – Piano Trios, Op. 1; Berg – Piano Sonata; Brahms – Piano Sonata No. 1; Chopin – Rondo in C minor; Clara Schumann – 4 Polonaises; Clifford – Symphony in E-flat

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    Following Republican President-elect Donald Trump's resounding victory in this month's election, some U.S. pollsters are scrambling to understand why their surveys once again underestimated his ...

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