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Taunton ... Tay Son Brothers

Taunton city, Bristol county, southeastern Massachusetts, U.S., on the Taunton River, 33 miles (53 km) south of Boston. Elizabeth Poole, an early proprietor, was said to have purchased the site from Native Americans in 1638. It was organized as a town in 1639 and later named for Taunton, England. During the ... Taunton town, south-central Somerset county, southwestern England. An Anglo-Saxon king founded it c. 710. Its castle was besieged during the English Civil Wars and subsequently dismantled. Taunton later was the scene of the duke of Monmouth's rebellion in 1685. It is in an agricultural region; tourism is also important to the ... Taunton Deane borough (district), administrative and historic county of Somerset, southwestern England. It lies in the Vale of Taunton Deane, which is sheltered by the Quantock, Black Down, and Brendon hills. Taunus wooded highland of Germany, extending across parts of the Lander (states) of Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate. The range is 50 miles (80 km) long and is bounded by the Rhine (west), Main (south), and Lahn (north) rivers. The range slopes steeply along the Rhine; it is noted for its precipitous crags, ... Taupo, Lake lake, the largest in New Zealand, on the volcanic plateau of central North Island. It has a total surface area of 234 square miles (606 square km), and its surface lies at an elevation of 1,172 feet (357 metres). The lake has a depth of about 525 feet (160 metres). ... Tauranga city, district, and port, north-central North Island, New Zealand. It is situated on a 2-mile (3-kilometre) neck projecting from the southeastern shore of Tauranga Harbour, a crescent-shaped inlet opening onto the Bay of Plenty. An Anglican mission was established there in 1834, and its Elms Mission House (1838-47) still stands. ... Tauri earliest known inhabitants of the mountainous south coast of what is now the Crimea, which itself was known in ancient times as the Tauric Chersonese. The Tauri were famous in the ancient world for their virgin goddess who was identified by the Greeks with Artemis Tauropolos or with Iphigeneia. The ... Taurobolium bull sacrifice practiced from about AD 160 in the Mediterranean cult of the Great Mother of the Gods. Celebrated primarily among the Romans, the ceremony enjoyed much popularity and may have been introduced by the Roman emperor. The nature and purpose of the ceremony seems to have gradually changed during ... Taurt goddess of ancient Egypt, the benevolent protectress of fertility and childbirth, associated also with the nursing of infants. She was depicted as having the head of a hippopotamus standing upright (sometimes with the breasts of a woman), the tail of a crocodile, and the claws of a lion. Her image ... Taurus in astronomy, zodiacal constellation lying in the northern sky between Aries and Gemini, at about 4 hours 20 minutes right ascension and 16 north declination. The constellation's brightest star, Aldebaran (Arabic for "the follower"; also called Alpha Tauri), is the 14th brightest star in the sky, with a magnitude of ... Taurus Mountains mountain range in southern Turkey, a great chain running parallel to the Mediterranean coast. The system extends along a curve from Lake Egridir in the west to the upper reaches of the Euphrates River in the east. Aladag (10,935 feet [3,333 m]) in the Taurus proper and Mount Erciyes in ... Taurus-Littrow Valley region on the Moon selected as the landing site of the Apollo 17 manned lunar mission. Located at 22 N, 31 E, it is named for the surrounding Taurus Mountains, a part of the ramparts of the Serenitatis Basin (Mare Serenitatis) impact structure, and for the nearby 30-km- (19-mile-) diameter ... Tausen, Hans religious Reformer known as "the Danish Luther" for his major role in bringing the Reformation to Denmark. Tausig, Karl Polish pianist and composer, probably Liszt's greatest pupil. Taussig, Frank William American economist whose contributions to trade theory have been of major importance in the 20th century. Taussig, Helen Brooke American physician recognized as the founder of pediatric cardiology, best known for her contributions to the development of the first successful treatment of "blue baby" syndrome. Tausug one of the largest of the Muslim (sometimes called Moro) ethnic groups of the southwestern Philippines. They live primarily in the Sulu Archipelago, southwest of the island of Mindanao, mainly in the Jolo island cluster. There are, however, significant migrant (or immigrant) communities of Tausug in Malaysia and Indonesia, particularly ... tautog fish of the western Atlantic, a large, commercially important species of wrasse (q.v.). tautology in logic, a statement so framed that it cannot be denied without inconsistency. Thus, "All men are rational" is held to assert with regard to anything whatsoever that either it is a man or it is not rational. But this universal "truth" follows not from any facts noted about real ... tautomerism the existence of two or more chemical compounds that are capable of facile interconversion, in many cases merely exchanging a hydrogen atom between two other atoms, to either of which it forms a covalent bond. Unlike other classes of isomers, tautomeric compounds exist in mobile equilibrium with each other, so ... Tautou, Audrey French actress known for her gamine beauty and elfin charm. Tavares, Eugenio Cape Verdean poet who was one of the first Cape Verdeans to be published in the islands' vernacular, Crioulo, a creolized Portuguese with African-language influences. Tavda city and port, Sverdlovsk oblast (region), western Russia, on the Tavda River. Its main industries are locomotive repair, sawmilling, and woodworking. The city's timber complex produces prefabricated houses, veneers, and plywood. There is a technical institute devoted to the woodworking industry. Pop. (2006 est.) 39,051. Tavener, Sir John British composer who was strongly influenced by sacred and spiritual texts. Although some critics dismissed his work as lightweight, Tavener drew praise for making classical music accessible to the masses. tavern an establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold for consumption on the premises. Tavern keeping has paralleled the growth of trade, travel, and industry throughout history and virtually worldwide. The Code of Hammurabi of ancient Babylonia (c. 1750 BCE) provided that the death penalty could be imposed upon a proprietor for ... Taverner, John English composer known primarily for his sacred works. His music represents the culmination of early 16th-century English polyphony. Taveuni Island third largest island of Fiji, South Pacific Ocean. The island has an area of 168 square miles (435 square km). It lies off the southeast coast of Vanua Levu and was sighted by the Dutch navigator Abel Janszoon Tasman in 1643. Volcanic in origin, it has a central mountain ridge ... Taviani brothers Italian brothers and filmmakers who combined the social concerns and documentary effects of Neorealism with modernist concerns for outstanding, often poetic, visual and aural effects. The notable films of Paolo Taviani (b. Nov. 8, 1931, San Miniato, near Pisa, Italy, ) and Vittorio Taviani (b. Sept. 20, 1929, San ... Tavoras, Conspiracy of the (1758-59), event in Portuguese history that enabled the Marquis de Pombal, chief minister to King Joseph I, to crush the higher nobility and the Jesuits, who had opposed him. Tavoy town, southern Myanmar (Burma). It lies at the head of the Tavoy River estuary on the Andaman Sea. Tavoy is a weaving centre and is engaged in coastal trade with northern Myanmar and the Malay Peninsula. It is served by an airport. A hunting reserve and Mamagan, a popular beach ... Tawau port, northeastern Sabah state, East Malaysia. It lies on the northeastern shore of Cowie Harbour, which is an inlet of the Celebes Sea. Once notorious for smuggling with the Philippines and neighbouring Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo), the city is now the administrative and service centre for a developing agricultural district (coconuts, ... Tawdry, Suky fictional character, one of several prostitutes who associate with the gangster Macheath, in The Threepenny Opera (1928) by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill. Tawfiq Pasha, Muhammad khedive of Egypt (1879-92) during the first phase of the British occupation. tawhid ("making one," "asserting oneness"), in Islam, the oneness of God, in the sense that he is one and there is no god but he, as stated in the shahadah ("witness") formula: "There is no god but God and Muhammad is His prophet." Tawhid further refers to the nature of that ... Tawi Tawi island, southwestern Sulu archipelago, Philippines, lying between the Celebes Sea (southeast) and the Sulu Sea (northwest). Tawi Tawi's westernmost tip is a scant 40 miles (64 km) east of Borneo. Of volcanic origin, Tawi Tawi Island is about 34 miles (55 km) long and from 6 to 14 miles (10 ... Tawney, Lenore American artist whose compositions helped transform weaving from an underappreciated craft into a new form of visual art. Tawney, Richard Henry English economic historian and one of the most influential social critics and reformers of his time. He was also noted for his scholarly contributions to the economic history of England from 1540 to 1640. Tax Court in the United States, a court that hears cases involving tax litigation. Originally, a Board of Tax Appeals was set up in 1924 to hear cases in which, for example, a taxpayer might challenge the findings of an Internal Revenue Service agent who had declared a tax deficiency. The board ... tax law body of rules under which a public authority has a claim on taxpayers, requiring them to transfer to the authority part of their income or property. The power to impose taxes is generally recognized as a right of governments. The tax law of a nation is usually unique to it, ... Tax, Sol American cultural anthropologist who founded the journal Current Anthropology. He was also known for the Fox Project, a study of the culture of the Fox and Sauk Indians. Taxaceae the yew family, in the order Pinales, containing 6 genera and 30 species of evergreen trees and shrubs, distributed mainly in the Northern Hemisphere. The plants have many branches, covered with alternate, needlelike leaves. Pollen-bearing and ovule-bearing plants are usually separate; the pollen-bearing reproductive units are contained within conelike structures. ... taxation imposition of compulsory levies on individuals or entities by governments. Taxes are levied in almost every country of the world, primarily to raise revenue for government expenditures, although they serve other purposes as well. Taxco city, northern Guerrero estado (state), south-central Mexico. It lies on the slopes of Atache Hill, at 5,758 feet (1,755 metres) above sea level, in the Taxco Mountains. taxicab chauffeur-driven automobile available for hire to carry passengers between any two points within a city or its suburbs for a fare determined by a meter or zone system or a flat rate. The taxicab is named after the taximeter, an instrument invented by Wilhelm Bruhn in 1891 that automatically recorded ... taxidermy the practice of creating lifelike representations of animals, most commonly birds and mammals, by the use of their prepared skins and various supporting structures. Taxidermy may be traced to the ancient custom of preserving trophies of the hunt, but the principal motive for its development into an art was the ... Taxila ancient city of northwestern Pakistan, the ruins of which are about 22 miles (35 km) northwest of Rawalpindi. Its prosperity in ancient times resulted from its position at the junction of three great trade routes: one from eastern India, described by the Greek writer Megasthenes as the "Royal Highway"; the ... taxol Organic compound with a complex multi-ring molecule that occurs in the bark of Pacific yew trees (Taxus brevifolia). It is active against certain cancers of the lung, ovary, breast, head, and neck, disrupting cell division and interfering with separation of the nuclear chromosomes. A semisynthetic process to make it from ... taxon any unit used in the science of biological classification, or taxonomy. Taxa are arranged in a hierarchy from kingdom to subspecies, a given taxon ordinarily including several taxa of lower rank. In the classification of protists, plants, and animals, certain taxonomic categories are universally recognized; in descending order, these are ... taxonomy in a broad sense, the science of classification, but more strictly the classification of living and extinct organisms-i.e., biological classification. The term is derived from the Greek taxis ("arrangement") and nomos ("law"). Taxonomy is, therefore, the methodology and principles of systematic botany and zoology and sets up arrangements of the ... Tay Ninh town, southern Vietnam. It is situated on a tributary of the Vam Co Tay River 65 miles (105 km) northwest of Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) and 25 miles (40 km) from the border with Cambodia. Tay Ninh is the seat of the Cao Dai, a militant syncretic religious ... Tay Son Brothers collective name for Nguyen Hue (b. c. 1752-d. 1792), Nguyen Nhac (b. c. 1752-d. Dec. 16, 1793), and Nguyen Lu (b. c. 1752-d. 1792); the name was derived from their home village, Tay Son, Vietnam.