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clock, instrument for measuring and indicating time. Predecessors of the clock were the sundial, the hourglass, and the…
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(Encyclopedia) Chiang Kai-shekChiang Kai-shekjyäng kī-shĕk, jyäng [key], 1887–1975, Chinese Nationalist leader. He was also called Chiang Chung-cheng.
After completing military training with the…
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