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  2. Agrippa (A Book of the Dead) - Wikipedia

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    The construction of the book and the subject matter of the poem within it share a metaphorical connection in the decay of memory. [35] [36] In this light, critic Peter Schwenger asserts that Agrippa can be understood as organized by two ideas: the death of Gibson's father, and the disappearance or absence of the book itself. [37]

  3. Teapot effect - Wikipedia

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    The teapot effect, also known as dribbling, is a fluid dynamics phenomenon that occurs when a liquid being poured from a container runs down the spout or the body of the vessel instead of flowing out in an arc.

  4. Viktor Grebennikov - Wikipedia

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    Viktor Stepanovich Grebennikov (Russian: Виктор Степанович Гребенников; 23 April 1927 in Simferopol – 2001 in Novosibirsk) was a self-proclaimed Russian scientist, biologist, entomologist and paranormal researcher best known for his claim to have invented a levitation platform which operated by attaching dead insect body parts to the underside.

  5. Teapot - Wikipedia

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    The teapot has been featured in the American children's song from 1939, "I'm a Little Teapot". In Korea, the teapot is commonly used as a serving container for various types of wines. Part of the constellation of Sagittarius contains an asterism (or a star pattern not officially recognized as a constellation) that famously resembles a teapot.

  6. Sagittarius (constellation) - Wikipedia

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    The "Teapot" asterism is in Sagittarius. The Milky Way is the "steam" coming from the spout. The galactic center Sagittarius A* is located off the top of the spout. As seen from the northern hemisphere, the constellation's brighter stars form an easily recognizable asterism known as "the Teapot".

  7. Secret Belgian binding - Wikipedia

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    The Secret Belgian Binding is a method of bookbinding that uses a primary and a secondary sewing, resulting in a distinct thread pattern on the cover and spine of the finished book. The primary sewing is used to create the textblock. The secondary sewing is used to bind the textblock to the cover boards.

  8. Tea cosy - Wikipedia

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    A traditional German tea cosy made of quilted fabric with folk art patterns A textured, hand knitted tea cosy of the "bachelor" variety on a teapot. A tea cosy or tea warmer is a cover for a teapot, [1] traditionally made of cloth. It insulates a teapot, keeping the contents warm.

  9. Christopher Dresser - Wikipedia

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    Soup Plate, Persia Pattern, 1886 Brooklyn Museum Between 1879 and 1882, as Art Superintendent at the Linthorpe Art Pottery in Linthorpe in Middlesbrough he designed over 1,000 pots. If his ceramic work from the 1860s onwards (for firms such as Mintons , Wedgwood , Royal Worcester , Watcombe , Linthorpe, Old Hall at Hanley and Ault ) is ...