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  • 121Richter (Schweiz) — Ein Richter (Lehnübersetzung aus lat. rector Leiter , Führer ) ist Inhaber eines öffentlichen Amtes bei einem Gericht, der Aufgaben der Rechtsprechung wahrnimmt. Dabei soll er als neutrale Person unparteiisch Gerechtigkeit gegen jedermann üben.… …

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  • 122Richter-Rauser-Variante — a b c d e f g h …

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  • 123Richter, Curt Paul — born Feb. 20, 1894, Denver, Colo., U.S. died Dec. 21, 1988, Baltimore, Md. U.S. biologist. He received a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University. He introduced the concept of the biological clock in a 1927 paper on animals internal cycles (see… …

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  • 124Richter, Conrad Michael — ▪ American author born Oct. 13, 1890, Pine Grove, Pa., U.S. died Oct. 30, 1968, Pottsville, Pa.       American short story writer and novelist known for his lyrical fiction about early America.       As a young man, Richter did odd jobs and at… …

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  • 125Richter, escala de — ► Escala elaborada por Ch. F. Richter (1900 85), para medir la intensidad de los terremotos. Numerada de 1 a 9, es una escala logarítmica, es decir, que la progresión de los efectos de un terremoto se intensifica con la de los grados de la escala …

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  • 126Richter Scale Sprint Handicap — The Richter Scale Breeders Cup Sprint Championship Handicap is a race for Thoroughbred horses run at Gulfstream Park each year. A Grade II event, it is open to horses, age four and up, willing to race seven furlongs on the dirt and offers a purse …

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  • 127Richter, Mischa — ▪ 2002       Ukrainian born American cartoonist and painter (b. 1912, Kharkov [Kharkiv], Ukraine, Russian Empire d. March 23, 2001, Provincetown, Mass.), was a longtime cartoonist for The New Yorker magazine. After graduating from Yale University …

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  • 128Richter scale — noun a) A logarithmic scale used to express the energy released by an earthquake, each increase of 1 representing a 32 fold increase in energy. The students also faced and experienced earthquakes at various Richter scales. b) …

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