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Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Charles Todd (astronomer) — For other people of the same name, see Charles Todd (disambiguation). Sir Charles Todd KCMG (7 July 1826 – 29 January 1910) worked at the Royal Greenwich Observatory 1841 1847 and the Cambridge University observatory from 1847 1854. He then… … Wikipedia
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