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  2. Geologic time scale - Wikipedia

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    The geologic time scale is a way of representing deep time based on events that have occurred throughout Earth's history, a time span of about 4.54 ± 0.05 Ga (4.54 billion years). [5] It chronologically organises strata, and subsequently time, by observing fundamental changes in stratigraphy that correspond to major geological or ...

  3. Army of the Mughal Empire - Wikipedia

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    Indian Rebellion of 1857 (1857-1858) The Mughals originated in Central Asia. Like many Central Asian armies, the mughal army of Babur was horse-oriented. The ranks and pay of the officers were based on the horses they retained. Babur's army was small and inherited the Timurid military traditions of central Asia. [19]

  4. History of Japan - Wikipedia

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    These military exercises raised tensions in the region. The Japanese Ministry of Defense reported that this was the first time ballistic missiles launched by China landed in Japan's exclusive economic zone and lodged a diplomatic protest with Beijing. Five Chinese missiles landed in Japan's EEZ off Hateruma which is near Taiwan.

  5. List of sultans of the Ottoman Empire - Wikipedia

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    The sultans of the Ottoman Empire ( Turkish: Osmanlı padişahları ), who were all members of the Ottoman dynasty (House of Osman), ruled over the transcontinental empire from its perceived inception in 1299 to its dissolution in 1922. At its height, the Ottoman Empire spanned an area from Hungary in the north to Yemen in the south and from ...

  6. LogMAR chart - Wikipedia

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    History. The chart was designed by Ian Bailey and Jan E. Lovie-Kitchin at the National Vision Research Institute of Australia. They described their motivation for designing the LogMAR chart as follows: "We have designed a series of near vision charts in which the typeface, size progression, size range, number of words per row and spacings were chosen in an endeavour to achieve a ...

  7. Medieval weights and measures - Wikipedia

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    From May 1, 1683, King Christian V of Denmark introduced an office to oversee weights and measures, a justervæsen, to be led by Ole Rømer. The definition of the alen was set to 2 Rhine feet. Rømer later discovered that differing standards for the Rhine foot existed, and in 1698 an iron Copenhagen standard was made.

  8. List of German flags - Wikipedia

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    A red field, with a white disc with a black swastika at a 45-degree angle. Disc and swastika are exactly in the centre. 1933–1935. Merchant flag of German Reich variant with the Iron Cross ( Eisernes Kreuz) 1933–1935. Merchant flag of German Reich ( Handelsflagge) Black, white, and red horizontal tricolour.

  9. Frequency allocation - Wikipedia

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    Frequency allocation (or spectrum allocation) is the part of spectrum management dealing with the designation and regulation of the electromagnetic spectrum into frequency bands, normally done by governments in most countries. [1] Because radio propagation does not stop at national boundaries, governments have sought to harmonise the allocation ...