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42 relations: Allard Pierson Museum, Ancient history, Archaeology, Asphalt, Bataafse Petroleum Maatschappij, Biografisch Woordenboek van Nederland, Borneo, Breda, Chemist, Delft University of Technology, Dutch East Indies, Eduard Jan Dijksterhuis, Egyptians, Haarlem, Henri Deterding, Henri Frankfort, History of science, Hogere Burgerschool, Honorary degree, Hydraulic engineering, Institute of Petroleum, Irrigation, Johannes Abraham Bierens de Haan, John Forbes (1593–1648), Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen, Leonardo da Vinci Medal, Lynn Townsend White Jr., Mastic (plant resin), Mesopotamia, Mill (grinding), Newcomen Society, Penguin Books, Petroleum, Royal Dutch Shell, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Shanghai, Simon Stevin, Society for the History of Technology, Sumer, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, University of Amsterdam, Water resource management.
Allard Pierson Museum
The Allard Pierson Museum is the archaeological museum of the University of Amsterdam.
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Ancient history
Ancient history is the aggregate of past events, "History" from the beginning of recorded human history and extending as far as the Early Middle Ages or the post-classical history.
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Archaeology
Archaeology, or archeology, is the study of humanactivity through the recovery and analysis of material culture.
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Asphalt
Asphalt, also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black, and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum.
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Bataafse Petroleum Maatschappij
Bataafse Petroleum Maatschappij or Bataafsche Petroleum Maatschappij (better known as BPM), Dutch for Batavian Oil Company, was a subsidiary of the Royal Dutch Shell oil company established in 1907 which extracted and refined oil in the Netherlands East Indies, now Indonesia.
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Biografisch Woordenboek van Nederland
The Biografisch Woordenboek van Nederland (BWN) is a Dutch biographical dictionary, in which short biographies of well-known and less well-known but still notable Dutch people are listed.
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Borneo
Borneo (Pulau Borneo) is the third largest island in the world and the largest in Asia.
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Breda
Breda is a city and municipality in the southern part of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Brabant.
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Chemist
A chemist (from Greek chēm (ía) alchemy; replacing chymist from Medieval Latin alchimista) is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry.
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Delft University of Technology
Delft University of Technology (Technische Universiteit Delft) also known as TU Delft, is the largest and oldest Dutch public technological university, located in Delft, Netherlands.
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Dutch East Indies
The Dutch East Indies (or Netherlands East-Indies; Nederlands(ch)-Indië; Hindia Belanda) was a Dutch colony consisting of what is now Indonesia.
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Eduard Jan Dijksterhuis
Eduard Jan Dijksterhuis (28 October 1892 in Tilburg – 18 May 1965 in De Bilt) was a Dutch historian of science.
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Egyptians
Egyptians (مَصريين;; مِصريّون; Ni/rem/en/kīmi) are an ethnic group native to Egypt and the citizens of that country sharing a common culture and a common dialect known as Egyptian Arabic.
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Haarlem
Haarlem (predecessor of Harlem in the English language) is a city and municipality in the Netherlands.
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Henri Deterding
Sir Henri Wilhelm August Deterding KBE (Hon), (19 April 1866, Amsterdam – 4 February 1939, St. Moritz) was one of the first executives of Royal Dutch Petroleum Company and its Chairman for 36 years (1900–1936), and then Chair of the combined Royal Dutch/Shell oil company.
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Henri Frankfort
Henri "Hans" Frankfort (24 February 1897 – 16 July 1954) was a Dutch Egyptologist, archaeologist and orientalist.
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History of science
The history of science is the study of the development of science and scientific knowledge, including both the natural and social sciences.
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Hogere Burgerschool
The Hogere Burgerschool or HBS (Dutch: Higher Civic School) was a secondary school type in the Netherlands and the Dutch Empire existing between 1863 and 1974.
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Honorary degree
An honorary degree, in Latin a degree honoris causa ("for the sake of the honor") or ad honorem ("to the honor"), is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived the usual requirements, such as matriculation, residence, a dissertation and the passing of comprehensive examinations.
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Hydraulic engineering
Hydraulic engineering as a sub-discipline of civil engineering is concerned with the flow and conveyance of fluids, principally water and sewage.
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Institute of Petroleum
The Institute of Petroleum (IP) was a UK-based professional organisation that merged with the Institute of Energy in 2003 to form the Energy Institute.
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Irrigation
Irrigation is the application of controlled amounts of water to plants at needed intervals.
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Johannes Abraham Bierens de Haan
Johan(nes) Abraham Bierens de Haan (March 17, 1883 – June 13, 1958) was a Dutch biologist and ethologist.
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John Forbes (1593–1648)
John Forbes of Corse (2 May 1593 – 29 April 1648) was a Scottish minister and theologian, one of the Aberdeen doctors, noted for his eirenic approach in church polity and opposition to the National Covenant.
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Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen
The Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen (Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities), located on the east side of the Spaarne in downtown Haarlem, Netherlands, was established in 1752 and is the oldest society for the sciences in the country.
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Leonardo da Vinci Medal
The Leonardo da Vinci Medal is the highest award of the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT) established in 1962.
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Lynn Townsend White Jr.
Lynn Townsend White Jr. (April 29, 1907 – March 30, 1987) was an American historian.
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Mastic (plant resin)
Mastic (Μαστίχα) is a resin obtained from the mastic tree (Pistacia lentiscus).
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Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia is a historical region in West Asia situated within the Tigris–Euphrates river system, in modern days roughly corresponding to most of Iraq, Kuwait, parts of Northern Saudi Arabia, the eastern parts of Syria, Southeastern Turkey, and regions along the Turkish–Syrian and Iran–Iraq borders.
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Mill (grinding)
A mill is a device that breaks solid materials into smaller pieces by grinding, crushing, or cutting.
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Newcomen Society
The Newcomen Society is an International learned society that promotes and celebrates the history of engineering and technology.
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Penguin Books
Penguin Books is a British publishing house.
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Petroleum
Petroleum is a naturally occurring, yellow-to-black liquid found in geological formations beneath the Earth's surface.
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Royal Dutch Shell
Royal Dutch Shell plc, commonly known as Shell, is a British–Dutch multinational oil and gas company headquartered in the Netherlands and incorporated in the United Kingdom.
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Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, abbreviated: KNAW) is an organization dedicated to the advancement of science and literature in the Netherlands.
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Shanghai
Shanghai (Wu Chinese) is one of the four direct-controlled municipalities of China and the most populous city proper in the world, with a population of more than 24 million.
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Simon Stevin
Simon Stevin (1548–1620), sometimes called Stevinus, was a Flemish mathematician, physicist and military engineer.
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Society for the History of Technology
The Society for the History of Technology, or SHOT, is the primary professional society for historians of technology.
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Sumer
SumerThe name is from Akkadian Šumeru; Sumerian en-ĝir15, approximately "land of the civilized kings" or "native land".
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Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (הטכניון – מכון טכנולוגי לישראל Ha-Tekhniyon — Makhon Tekhnologi le-Yisrael) is a public research university in Haifa, Israel.
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University of Amsterdam
The University of Amsterdam (abbreviated as UvA, Universiteit van Amsterdam) is a public university located in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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Water resource management
Water resource management is the activity of planning, developing, distributing and managing the optimum use of water resources.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Jacobus_Forbes
