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The nit (symbol: nt) is a non-SI name also used for this unit (1 nt = 1 cd/m 2). [1] The term nit is believed to come from the Latin word nitēre, "to shine". [2] As a measure of light emitted per unit area, this unit is frequently used to specify the brightness of a display device. The sRGB spec for monitors targets 80 cd/m 2. [3]
Map of Paris at the time of Le Dit des rues de Paris c. 1280–1300. Title page of an 1875 edition of the work Le Dit des rues de Paris ( French pronunciation: [lə di de ʁy də paʁi] ) is a 554-verse poem in octosyllabic rhyming couplets , written by Guillot of Paris and describing the streets of Paris between around 1280 and 1300.
The street gives access to the Pont Neuf from the right bank to the south, and to the Forum des Halles from its other end to the north.. The lane continues via this last end and becomes the Rue Baltard [], closed to car traffic since the closure of the old halls of Paris, then the Rue Montorgueil, Rue des Petits-Carreaux [], Rue Poissonnière [], Rue du Faubourg-Poissonnière to end at the ...
The original name was the Rue des Étuves (transl. Street of the Ovens – transl. Street of the Baths) or Ruelle des Étuves, and at various times it has also been known as the Rue du Renard (not to be confused with the current Rue du Renard, in the 4th arrondissement) and the Rue des Bouticles (transl. Street of the Shops).
The Rue de Vaugirard is mostly a one-way street from the southwest edge of Paris (at the Porte de Versailles) towards the Latin Quarter at the junction of the Boulevard Victor and the Boulevard Lefebvre. Traffic flows in both directions between the Rue de Rennes and the Place de l'Odéon. Numbering starts in the Latin Quarter, reaching the 400s ...
Dictionnaire historique des rues de Paris (Historical Dictionary of the Streets of Paris) is a book by Jacques Hillairet, a historian specializing in the history of Paris. It includes 5344 streets in two volumes and 2343 illustrations. [ 1 ]
Ruta graveolens, commonly known as rue, common rue or herb-of-grace, is a species of the genus Ruta grown as an ornamental plant and herb. It is native to the Balkan Peninsula . It is grown throughout the world in gardens , especially for its bluish leaves, and sometimes for its tolerance of hot and dry soil conditions.
The Rue de la République (French pronunciation: [ʁy də la ʁepyblik]) is a street located in the 1st and 2nd arrondissements of Lyon, France. It links the Place de la Comédie in the north to the Place Le Viste in the south, just next to the Place Bellecour , via the Place de la République .