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• Propædia
  ...es listing the staff members, advisors and contributors to all three parts of the ''Britannica''. ==The Outline of Knowledge==
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• Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
  '''Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible''' was a five-volume Biblical encyclopaedia published 1898— ...s by [[T. & T. Clark]] in Edinburgh and [[Charles Scribner's Sons]] in New York.
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• Encyclopedia of the Brethren of Purity
  ...discordant, incoherent views; and it does claim to be a 'complete account of all things' - to contain, in epitome, all that was known at the time it was ...velopment of the Qur'an#"Created" vs. "uncreated" Qur'an]] for the concept of the "uncreated Koran".''</ref>
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• Homeostasis
  ...pically used to refer to a living [[organism]], the concept came from that of [[milieu interieur]] that was created by [[Claude Bernard]] and published i ...example of "regulators" because they control their parameters in a variety of climates and conditions.
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• Slate
  ...]].<ref>[http://www.euromines.org/cm_stats_slate.html European Association of Mining Industries website] retrieved on 26/01/2010 </ref> ...slate, or a [[Slate (writing)|writing slate]], traditionally a small piece of slate, often framed in wood, used with chalk as a notepad or noticeboard et
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• Gemstone
  [[File:Gem.pebbles.800pix.labelled.jpg|thumb|250px|A selection of gemstone pebbles made by tumbling rough rock with abrasive grit, in a rotat ...ardstone carving]]s such as cups were major luxury art forms; the carvings of [[Carl Fabergé]] were the last significant works in this tradition.
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• Petroleum
  ...fined and separated, most easily by [[boiling point]], into a large number of consumer products, from [[petrol]] and [[kerosene]] to [[asphalt]] and chem ...aries depending on the subsurface conditions, and on the [[phase diagram]] of the petroleum mixture.<ref name="Hyne 2001">Hyne (2001), pp. 1–4.</ref>
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• Metal
  ...s a [[chemical element]] that is a good [[Electrical conductor|conductor]] of both [[electricity]] and [[heat]] and forms [[cations]] and [[ionic bonds]] ...rtimer, Charles E.|title = Chemistry: A Conceptual Approach|location = New York:|publisher = D. Van Nostrad Company| edition = 3rd |year= 1975}}</ref>
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• Crushed stone
  ...47-2605-7 | quote = Crushed stone can be used without binder for a variety of construction or industrial applications, or it may be mixed with a matrix b ...icator of the [[Measures of national income and output|economic well-being of a nation]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/comm
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• Kerosene
  ...s spelled '''kerosine''' in scientific and industrial usage,<ref>Webster's New World College Dictionary, ''kerosene''.</ref> also known as '''paraffin''' | title = The golden flood: an informal history of America's first oil field
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• Bead
  ...oximately 100,000 years old, are thought to be the earliest known examples of [[jewellery]]. ...e origins of modern human behavior]</ref> [[Beadwork]] is the art or craft of making things with beads. Beads can be woven together with specialized [[ya
  12 KB (1,784 words) - 09:18, 20 September 2010
• Flagstone
  '''Flagstone''', or '''flag''', is a type of generic flat [[Rock (geology)|stone]], usually used for [[Sidewalk|paving]] slabs or walkways, [[patio]] ...slab.<ref>[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flag%5B5%5D Etymology of Flag]</ref>
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• Jerusalem stone
  ...ient times. One of these limestones, ''[[meleke]]'', has been used in many of the region's most celebrated structures, including the [[Western Wall]]. ...650 stone-cutting enterprises in the [[West Bank]] producing a rich range of pink, sand, golden, and off-white bricks and tiles.<ref>[http://www.csmonit
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• Meleke
  ...[[Jerusalem stone]], this phrase can refer to a number of different types of stone found and used in, or associated with, Jerusalem.<ref name=Prusher>{{ ...> Israeli building stone authority [[Asher Shadmon]] cites the word as one of the local or colloquial "mason's terms" that have been "adopted by geologis
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• Dimension stone
  [[Image:Teignmouthquay1.jpg|thumb|280px||Large blocks of granite dimension stone being loaded at [[Teignmouth]] in 1827.]] ...ne to endure and to maintain its essential and distinctive characteristics of strength, resistance to decay, and appearance.<ref>ASTM, C18, C119-08 Stand
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• Steel
  ...ss (materials science)|hardness]], [[ductility]], and [[tensile strength]] of the resulting steel. Steel with increased carbon content can be made harder ...which can contain a small amount of carbon, but it is included in the form of [[slag]] [[inclusion (casting)|inclusion]]s. Two distinguishing factors are
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• Tile
  ...the [[Latin Language|Latin]] word ''tegula'', meaning a roof tile composed of baked clay. ...ay tiles have a waterproof glaze. A large number of shapes (or "profiles") of roof tiles have evolved. These include:
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• Cement
  In the most general sense of the word, a '''cement''' is a binder, a substance that sets and hardens ind ...t) harden because of hydration chemical reactions that occur independently of the admixture's water content; they can harden even underwater or when cons
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• Dry stone
  ...ge:Inka mauern cuzco.jpg|thumb|250px|right|[[Inca architecture|Inca wall]] of dry stone construction in [[Cusco]], [[Peru]]]] ...on method, which is characterized by the presence of a load-bearing facade of carefully-selected interlocking stones. Dry-stone technology is best known
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• Manganese
  ...us colors and are used industrially as [[pigment]]s. The [[permanganate]]s of [[alkali metal|alkali]] and [[alkaline earth metals]] are powerful oxidizer ...of enzymes in higher organisms, where they are essential in detoxification of [[superoxide]] free radicals. The element is a required trace mineral for a
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