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... term used to denote - from the early Middle Ages - heredi- tary nobles , and later knights . The term appears during the 12th century as fijodalgo and fidalgus ( Latin filius de algo ) ; hijodalgo and then hidalgo are later forms . The ...
... term used to denote - from the early Middle Ages - heredi- tary nobles , and later knights . The term appears during the 12th century as fijodalgo and fidalgus ( Latin filius de algo ) ; hijodalgo and then hidalgo are later forms . The ...
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... term of the above equation is positive . The intersections of the surface with planes parallel to the xz and yz planes are hyperbolas . Intersections with planes par- allel to the xy plane are circles or ellipses . Revolution of the ...
... term of the above equation is positive . The intersections of the surface with planes parallel to the xz and yz planes are hyperbolas . Intersections with planes par- allel to the xy plane are circles or ellipses . Revolution of the ...
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... term that gained widespread currency in the West after World War II , used to denote the Soviet Union's efforts to seal off itself and its eastern European dependencies from free and open contact with the West and other non - Communist ...
... term that gained widespread currency in the West after World War II , used to denote the Soviet Union's efforts to seal off itself and its eastern European dependencies from free and open contact with the West and other non - Communist ...
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