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Alloy of copper and zinc Arsenical brass redirects here. Not to be confused with arsenical bronze or arsenical copper. For other uses, see Brass (disambiguation). Islamic Golden Age brass astrolabe Brass lectern with an eagle. Attributed to Aert van Tricht, Limburg (Netherlands), c. 1500. Brass is an alloy of copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn), in proportions which can be varied to achieve different colours and mechanical, electrical, acoustic, and chemical properties,[1] but copper typically has…

Legislature of the Pitcairn Islands Island Council (Pitcairn)Seats7 voting, 3 ex-officio Politics of the Pitcairn Islands Monarchy Monarch Charles III Governor Iona Thomas Executive Administrator Steve Townsend & Fiona Kilpatrick (job share) Mayor Simon Young Deputy Mayor Kevin Young Legislature Island Council Chairman Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles Blackie Elections Recent elections General: 20132019 Mayoral: 20102016 Related topics History Flag and coat of arms Other countri…

Lists of Americans By US state By ethnicity or nationality Afghan African Americans African-American Jews Albanian Algerian Amish Angolan Antiguan and Barbudan Arab Argentine Armenian Asian Assyrian Australian Austrian Azerbaijani Bahamian Baloch Bangladeshi Barbadian Basque Belarusian Belgian Belizean Beninese Berber Bermudian Bissau-Guinean Bolivian Bosnian Brazilian British Bulgarian Burmese Cajun Californios Cambodian Cameroonian Canadian Canarian Cape Verdean Catalan Caribbean Garifuna Indo…

Spectroscopic technique Energy-level diagram showing the states involved in Raman spectra. Raman spectroscopy (/ˈrɑːmən/) (named after physicist C. V. Raman) is a spectroscopic technique typically used to determine vibrational modes of molecules, although rotational and other low-frequency modes of systems may also be observed.[1] Raman spectroscopy is commonly used in chemistry to provide a structural fingerprint by which molecules can be identified. Raman spectroscopy relies upon i…

Sultans of the Mamluk SultanateThe Cairo Citadel, the seat of power of the Mamluk sultans DetailsLast monarchTuman bay IIFormation1250Abolition1517ResidenceCairo The following is a list of Mamluk sultans. The Mamluk Sultanate was founded in 1250 by mamluks of the Ayyubid sultan as-Salih Ayyub and it succeeded the Ayyubid state. It was based in Cairo and for much of its history, the territory of the sultanate spanned Egypt, Syria and parts of Anatolia, Upper Mesopotamia and the Hejaz. The su…

Czech community resident in Texas Welcome to Praha, Texas, Czech Capital of Texas Part of a series onEthnicity in Texas African Americans Chinese Czechs Germans Hispanics and Latinos Japanese Jews Mexicans Native Americans Wends vte Czech Texans are residents of the state of Texas who are of Czech ancestry. Large scale Czech immigration to Texas began after the Revolutions of 1848 changed the political climate in Central Europe, and after a brief interruption during the U.S. Civil War, continued…

American investigative journalist (1866–1936) Lincoln SteffensSteffens in 1895. Photo by Rockwood.BornJoseph Lincoln SteffensApril 6, 1866San Francisco, California, USDiedAugust 9, 1936 (aged 70)Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, USResting placeCypress Lawn Memorial ParkAlma materUniversity of California, BerkeleyOccupationMuckraking journalistEmployersNew York Evening Post (until 1905)McClure's Magazine (until 1906)The American Magazine (1906 onward)Known forPart of the muckraking trio …

Title given to an appointed official This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: Chief of police – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (October 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Edward Deveau, chief of the Watertown Police Department in Massachusetts, signing a U.S. flag aboard the U…

Financial situation where credit/loans become less available/obtainable A credit crunch (also known as a credit squeeze, credit tightening or credit crisis) is a sudden reduction in the general availability of loans (or credit) or a sudden tightening of the conditions required to obtain a loan from banks. A credit crunch generally involves a reduction in the availability of credit independent of a rise in official interest rates. In such situations the relationship between credit availability an…

Milan KnížákPhoto from one the contemporary Milan Knizak's protests against location and politicization of new National Library in Prague.Born (1940-04-19) 19 April 1940 (age 84)Plzeň, Protectorate of Bohemia and MoraviaNationalityCzechEducationAcademy of Fine Arts, PragueKnown forPerformances, sculpture, visual art, aesthetics, art philosophyAwardsRecipient of the Medal of Merit Czech Republic – 28 October 2010 Milan Knížák (Czech: [ˈmɪlan ˈkɲiːʒaːk]; born 19 A…

Marosticacomune Marostica – VedutaPiazza degli Scacchi LocalizzazioneStato Italia Regione Veneto Provincia Vicenza AmministrazioneSindacoMatteo Mozzo (Lega Nord) dall'11-6-2018 (2º mandato dal 15-5-2023) TerritorioCoordinate45°44′44″N 11°39′19″E45°44′44″N, 11°39′19″E (Marostica) Altitudine103 m s.l.m. Superficie36,53 km² Abitanti13 961[1] (31-8-2023) Densità382,18 ab./km² FrazioniCrosara, Marsan, Pradipaldo, San…

Sport tournament 2015 Men's Junior World Handball ChampionshipTournament detailsHost country BrazilVenue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)Dates19 July – 1 August 2015Teams24 (from 4 confederations)Final positionsChampions France (1st title)Runner-up DenmarkThird place GermanyFourth place EgyptTournament statisticsMatches played92Goals scored5,250 (57.07 per match)Top scorer(s) Nicusor Negru(70 goals)[1]Best player Florian Delecroix[2]͛…

Indian politician (born 1946) Hannan Mollahহান্নান মোল্লাMollah in the 2022Member of Polit Bureau, Communist Party of India (Marxist)In office22 April 2018 – 10 April 2022Succeeded byAshok DhawaleGeneral Secretary of the All India Kisan SabhaIn office2012–2022AffiliationCommunist Party of India (Marxist)Succeeded byVijoo KrishnanMember of Parliament, Lok SabhaIn office1980–2009Preceded byShyamaprasanna BhattacharyyaSucceeded bySultan AhmedConstituencyUlub…

Jalan Daan Mogot Rambu penunjuk arah tujuan di Jalan Daan Mogot di dekat flyover Pesing pada 2021Bagian dari Sumbu Filosofis JakartaTipe Jalan nasionalPanjang 24 km (15 mi)Lebar 33 m (108 ft)Lokasi Jakarta Barat, DKI Jakarta Tangerang, Banten Koordinat Coordinates: Unable to parse latitude as a number:??{{#coordinates:}}: lintang salahUtara ???Timur ???Selatan ???Barat ???PembangunanDiresmikan ???Lain-lainPerancang ???Situs web jakarta.go.idwww.tangerangkota.go.idwww.bantenprov.go.id J…

Novel by Carlos Ruiz Zafón The Labyrinth of the Spirits First edition (Spanish)AuthorCarlos Ruiz ZafónOriginal titleEl laberinto de los espíritusTranslatorLucia GravesLanguageSpanishSeriesCemetery of Forgotten BooksGenreMysteryPublisherPlaneta Group (Spain)Weidenfeld & Nicolson (UK)Publication dateNovember 17, 2016Publication placeSpainMedia typePrintPages805 pp (Hardcover)ISBN9780062668691 HardcoverDewey Decimal863/.64 23LC ClassPQ6668.U49 L3313 2017Preceded byThe Pri…

Negara dengan kebudayaan La Tene (hijau tua) Kebudayaan La Tene adalah budaya Zaman Besi Eropa yang dinamai berdasarkan situs arkeologi La Tene di sisi utara Danau Neuchatel di Swiss, sebuah tempat yang kaya akan artefak dan ditemukan oleh Hansli Kopp pada tahun 1857.[1] Kebudayaan ini menyebar ke sebagian besar negara-negara Eropa, seperti Jerman, Prancis, Britania Raya, Irlandia, Republik Ceko, Slowakia, Slovania, Hungaria dan Rumania.[2] Ciri-cirinya tampak pada berbagai baran…

Indian filmmaker and writer (1921–1992) Satyajit RayRay in New York, 1981Born(1921-05-02)2 May 1921Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British IndiaDied23 April 1992(1992-04-23) (aged 70)Calcutta, West Bengal, IndiaOther namesManikAlma mater Presidency College (BA) Visva-Bharati University (MA) OccupationsFilm directorwriterillustratormusic composerlyricistauthoressayistcalligrapherYears active1950–1992WorksFilmographybibliographycalligraphySpouse Bijoya Ray ​(…

محول التردد أو محول الهرتز في الهندسة الكهربائية والفيزياء أحد أنواع مقومات التيار يقوم بتغيير تردد التيار ومطال جهده بحيث يناسب تشغيل آلة كهربائية مثل محرك تيار ثلاثي الأطوار وغيره.[1][2][3] ويمكن تحديد تردد ومطال الجهد الناتج من المحول بحيث يتمشى مع احتياجات الآ…

French retail chain FnacCompany typeDivisionIndustryRetailFounded1954FounderAndré EsselMax Théret[1]HeadquartersIvry-sur-Seine, FranceNumber of locations184 (2015)[2]Area servedOwn shops: France, Tunisia, Portugal, Spain, Andorra, Switzerland and Luxembourg; franchising: Morocco, Qatar, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Belgium and Congo[3]Key peopleEnrique Martinez (CEO)[4]ProductsAudioBooksCDsDVDsElectronicsGames[5]ServicesPhotography[5]Ticket salesRevenu…

For the village located within this town, see Caledonia (village), New York. Town in New York, United StatesCaledonia, New YorkTownThe Genesee Valley Greenway in CaledoniaCaledoniaShow map of New YorkCaledoniaShow map of the United StatesCoordinates: 42°58′23″N 77°51′10″W / 42.97306°N 77.85278°W / 42.97306; -77.85278CountryUnited StatesStateNew YorkCountyLivingstonGovernment • Town SupervisorDaniel L. Pangrazio (R) • Town ClerkSeth M. G…