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  2. History of the location of the soul - Wikipedia

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    It was a factory and a smelter’s furnace. The rest of the parts of the body and their actions resulted from the 4 elements combination, the humors and the qualities. Galen made a proposal of natural faculties’ theory in which every part of the body had the ability to retain, attract its nutritive humors as well as expelling the excrements.

  3. Gasoline - Wikipedia

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    Straight-run gasoline, sometimes referred to as naphtha (and also light straight run naphtha "LSR" and light virgin naphtha "LVN"), is distilled directly from crude oil. Once the leading source of fuel, naphtha's low octane rating required organometallic fuel additives (primarily tetraethyllead ) prior to their phaseout from the gasoline pool ...

  4. Temple (anatomy) - Wikipedia

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    The word "temple" as used in anatomy has a separate etymology from the other meaning of word temple, meaning "place of worship".Both come from Latin, but the word for the place of worship comes from templum, whereas the word for the part of the head comes from Vulgar Latin * tempula, modified from tempora, plural form ("both temples") of tempus, a word that refers both to "time" and to this ...

  5. History of gasoline - Wikipedia

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    During the early period of gasoline engine development, aircraft were forced to use motor vehicle gasoline since aviation gasoline did not yet exist. These early fuels were termed "straight-run" gasolines and were byproducts from the distillation of a single crude oil to produce kerosene , which was the principal product sought for burning in ...

  6. Etheric body - Wikipedia

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    The etheric body, ether-body, or æther body is a subtle body propounded in esoteric and occult philosophies as the first or lowest layer in the human energy field or aura. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The etheric body is said to be in immediate contact with the physical body and to sustain it and connect it with "higher" bodies.

  7. Holy anointing oil - Wikipedia

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    While sources agree about the identity of four of the five ingredients of anointing oil, the identity of the fifth, kaneh bosem, has been a matter of debate.The Bible indicates that it was an aromatic cane or grass, which was imported from a distant land by way of the spice routes, and that a related plant grows in Israel (kaneh bosem is referenced as a cultivated plant in the Song of Songs 4:14.

  8. History of manufactured fuel gases - Wikipedia

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    Drawing the retorts at the Great Gas Establishment Brick Lane, from The Monthly Magazine (1821). The history of gaseous fuel, important for lighting, heating, and cooking purposes throughout most of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, began with the development of analytical and pneumatic chemistry in the 18th century.

  9. Oil lamp - Wikipedia

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    The following are the main external parts of a terra-cotta lamp: Shoulder Pouring hole The hole through which fuel is put inside the fuel chamber. The width generally ranges from 0.5–5 cm (0.2–2.0 in). There may be one hole or multiple holes. Wick hole and the nozzle May be either an opening in the body of the lamp or an elongated nozzle.