Known to the Iranians by the Pahlavi compound word kah-ruba ( from kah “ straw ” plus rubay “ attract, snatch ,” referring to its electrical properties ), which entered Arabic as kahraba ' or kahraba, it too was called amber in Europe ( Old French and Middle English ambre ).

The Central African Republic is Known to have been settled from at least the 7th century on by overlapping empires, including the Kanem-Bornu, Ouaddai, Baguirmi, and Dafour groups based on the Lake Chad region and along the Upper Nile.

Known as a top-down formation scenario, this theory is quite simple yet no longer widely accepted because observations of the early universe strongly suggest that objects grow from bottom-up ( i. e. smaller objects merging to form larger ones ).

Known from bones found in the Yorktown Formation of the Lee Creek Mine in North Carolina, it is believed to have split along with the Great Auk from a common ancestor.

Known to have been played as far back as prehistoric times, games are generally distinct from work, which is usually carried out for remuneration.

In particular, it is possible that he copied descriptions of the crocodile, hippopotamus and phoenix from Hecataeus's ' Circumnavigation of the Known World ' ( Periegesis / Periodos ges ), even mis-representing the source as ' Heliopolitans ' ( Histories 2. 73 ).

Known officially as the Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator, the Mark I was a general purpose electro-mechanical computer built with IBM financing and with assistance from IBM personnel, under the direction of Harvard mathematician Howard Aiken.

Known as the Hackett Medical College for Women ( 夏葛女子醫學院 ), this College was located in Guangzhou, China, and was enabled by a large donation from Mr. Edward A. K.

Known officially as the People's Republic of Albania from 1946 to 1976, and then as the People's Socialist Republic of Albania from 1976 to 1991, Albania spent much of this time under the regime of Enver Hoxha, who severely restricted citizens ' freedom and contact with the outside world.

Known to have been used for 124 launches from 1958 to 1975, reaching up to 1158 kilometers altitude.

Known objects in the Kuiper belt, derived from data from the Minor Planet Center.

The independence of Pakistan in 1947 saw the settlement of the what is now the largest ethnic community in the city, the Muhajirs who migrated from India in search of a Muslim homeland and settled in Pakistan, that's why the culture of Karachi is very similar to any Indian Muslim dominant city and the city's first language is Urdu because of these Muhajir unlike other parts of the country Most properties vacated by Hindus were granted to Urdu-speaking Muslim migrants who had migrated from India, Known as Muhajirs, their descendants now form the majority of Karachi's residents, these Mohajirs of Urdu, Gujrati, Marathi, Konkani Muslims from India and Bengali origin are around 13 million.

** Three Books of Known Space ( 1996 reprint of Tales of Known Space, with " Madness Has Its Place " in place of " The Borderland of Sol ", packed with World of Ptavvs and A Gift from Earth )

The fictional universe is also the home of species from outside Known Space, including the hominid inhabitants of a megastructure called Ringworld.

Most life in Known Space shares similar biochemistries, since they evolved from the Thrintun practice of seeding barren worlds with food yeast which they used to feed their slaves.

Known as the Donation of Pepin, no actual document has been preserved, but later 8th-century sources quote from it.

Known collectively as the Revolutionary Settlement, these acts transformed the constitution, shifting the balance of power from the Sovereign to Parliament.

Known in medieval times as Thorney Island, the site may have been first-used for a royal residence by Cnut the Great during his reign from 1016 to 1035.

Known for penning concept suites and songs inspired by literature, music fan opinions of his writing have varied greatly, running the gamut from cerebral and insightful to pretentious and preachy.

Known as Weolingtun in the Anglo-Saxon period, its name had changed to Walintone by the time of the Domesday Book of 1086.

Known as Foxetune at the time of the Domesday Book, the village's name means " farmstead where foxes are seen ".

Known as Madingelei in the Domesday Book, the village's name means " Woodland clearing of the family or followers of a man called Mada ".

In the musical Spring Awakening, based on the play of the same title by Frank Wedekind, schoolboys study the Latin text, and the first verse of Book 1 is incorporated into the number " All That's Known ".

** various print-on-demand reprints including: Kessinger Publishing Company, ISBN 0-7661-0260-2 ; The Authentic Annals of the Early Hebrews: Also Known as the Book of Jasher, edited by Wayne Simpson ( Morris Publishing ( NE ), 1995 ) ( Hardcover-January 1995 ) ISBN 1-57502-962-6 hardcover ; ( Lightcatcher Books, 2003 ) ISBN 0-9719388-3-0 paperback, etc.

* Ms. Ribble ( Also Known In The Book as " The Teacher ")

* The Pantomime Book: The Only Known Collection of Pantomime Jokes and Sketches in Captivity by Paul Harris and Roy Hudd ( Paperback-31 Oct 2001 )

Known as " The Book ", it was described by Perceval ’ s biographer as " the last and greatest production of his legal career ".

*" Jim Starlin Returns to Known Space ", Comic Wire, Comic Book Resources, November 16, 2000

Known as the Oahspe Standard Edition it includes original pre-1882 Oahspe related material, including the Book of Knowledge and of Ouranothen which were a part of the original pre-1882 published Oahspe material ( More of Oahspe by Jim Dennon, 1983 ), as well as additional footnotes, combined references to 1882 and 1891 editions and an expanded comprehensive index.

His three novels are Some Great Thing ( 1992 ), Any Known Blood ( 1999 ) and The Book of Negroes ( 2007 ), which was published in the United States under the title Someone Knows My Name.

Known for writing about culture clash between Indian urban and rural societies, Markandaya's first published novel, Nectar in a Sieve, was a bestseller and cited as a American Library Association Notable Book in 1955.

The Soul of the Samurai and Known World maps from Shogun and the map from Journey were included separately ; an added instruction manual included the Book of Hours from Arthur as well as instructions for all three added games.

Known as " Rabbeinu " ( our teacher ), he acquired the Hebrew suffix " Tam " meaning straightforward ; it was originally used in the Book of Genesis to describe his biblical namesake, Jacob.

* 2003: Nominated National Book Award, The Known World

* 2003: Awarded National Book Critics Circle Award, The Known World

Known as the Children's Book Award from 1943 to 1997, it was renamed in honor of Josette Frank, the editor of many anthologies for children and a former Executive Director of the Child Study Association of America.

Known to the Aztecs as huautli, it is thought to have represented up to 80 % of their caloric consumption before the conquest.

The protagonist Louis Wu thinks this indicates the Kzinti in Known Space have bred intelligence out of their females.

Known compounds of ytterbium are rare and have not yet been well characterized.

In the Mystara / " Known World " setting, shadow elves are a race of subterranean elves who have been mutated via magic.

Known as " the Mole ", he is rumored to have the enigmatic ability to come back from the dead, and he has requested the services of Sweetscent.

Known proudly as the " Serra Chapel ," it also has the distinction of being the only remaining church in which the padre is known to have officiated (" Mission Dolores " was still under construction at the time of Serra's visit there ).

Known as " Father Serra's Church ," it has the distinction of being the only remaining church in which Father Serra is known to have celebrated the rites of the Roman Catholic Church ( he presided over the confirmations of 213 people on October 12 and October 13, 1783 ).

Known primarily as the long-time play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association, Hearn was remembered for his rapid fire, staccato broadcasting style, inventing colorful phrases such as slam dunk, air ball, and no harm, no foul that have become common basketball vernacular, and for broadcasting 3, 338 consecutive Lakers games starting on November 21, 1965.

In 1989-1990, Eiken Animation of Japan released Seton Doubutsuki ( Japanese: シートン動物記, English: " Seton Animal Chronicles ") a 45-episode anime TV series that depicts the different literary works of Seton including his 1898 " Wild animals I have Known ".

: Known to have bought Hwasong-5 missiles from the DPRK in the 1990s – a total of 15 missiles, 15 TELs with 15 HE warheads.

2008 )— found by searching Google Video for " Some Wild Animals I have Known "

Known as the LaGrange plant for its mailing address ( McCook does not have its own post office ), EMD produced most of their locomotives there from 1935 to 1991, when parent company General Motors moved all final-assembly operations to London, Ontario.

Known for special guest appearances, Bootsy Collins, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, Jimmy Destri, Mike Watt, Rah Digga and Gary Lucas are some of the artists who have sat in with the group during live performances.

However, because Massachusetts cities have self-governing powers not available to towns, it became known for legal purposes as " The City Known as the Town of Methuen ".

Known as the Bernard Daly Educational Fund, the funds have helped over 1600 Lake County students to attend college.

Known as the Hatepe eruption, it is believed to have ejected 100 cubic kilometres of material, of which 30 cubic kilometres was ejected in the space of a few minutes.

Known for its fine old homes, its heavily wooded lots and its beautiful watercourses, the controlling of commercial development and the preservation of open space have been the chief political issues in Holladay's recent history.

Known as the St. Paul, Romanche, Chain, and Ascension fracture zones, these areas have with deep, easily identifiable transfrom faults and ridges.