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... Russian S.F.S.R.-d. Feb. 25 , 1713 , Berlin ) , as Frede- rick III , elector of Brandenburg , became the Frederick I , king in Prussia , engraving by an unknown artist , 1701 Archiv für Kunst und Geschichte first king in Prussia ( 1701 ...
... Russian S.F.S.R.-d. Feb. 25 , 1713 , Berlin ) , as Frede- rick III , elector of Brandenburg , became the Frederick I , king in Prussia , engraving by an unknown artist , 1701 Archiv für Kunst und Geschichte first king in Prussia ( 1701 ...
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... Russian S.F.S.R.-d. March 27 , 1968 , near Moscow ) , cosmonaut who was the first man to travel Gagarin , 1961 Tass - Sovfoto into space . The son of a carpenter on a collec- tive farm , Gagarin graduated as a molder from a trade school ...
... Russian S.F.S.R.-d. March 27 , 1968 , near Moscow ) , cosmonaut who was the first man to travel Gagarin , 1961 Tass - Sovfoto into space . The son of a carpenter on a collec- tive farm , Gagarin graduated as a molder from a trade school ...
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... Russian S.F.S.R.-d. Feb. 3 , 1884 , Berlin ) , hydraulic engineer who dis- covered the law governing the laminar ( non- turbulent ) flow of water in circular pipes ( the Hagen - Poiseuille equation ) and who also made some of the ...
... Russian S.F.S.R.-d. Feb. 3 , 1884 , Berlin ) , hydraulic engineer who dis- covered the law governing the laminar ( non- turbulent ) flow of water in circular pipes ( the Hagen - Poiseuille equation ) and who also made some of the ...
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