Jean Pigeon d'Osangis (born 1654, Donzy; died 1739) was a French physicist and mathematician, noted for the construction of planispheres. He was also...
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social worker Jean Pigeon (1654–1739), French astronomer/cartographer Louis-Joseph Pigeon (1922–1993), Canadian politician Michel Pigeon (born 1945), Canadian...
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Homing pigeons have long played an important role in war. Due to their homing ability, speed, and altitude, they were often used as military messengers...
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Squab (redirect from Squab pigeon)
In culinary terminology, squab is an immature domestic pigeon, typically under four weeks old, or its meat. Some authors[who?] describe it as tasting like...
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The pigeon pea or toor dal (Cajanus cajan) is a perennial legume from the family Fabaceae native to the Eastern Hemisphere. The pigeon pea is widely cultivated...
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Victoire Pigeon d'Osangis (1724, Paris – 1767, Berlin) was a French mathematician and writer. She was the daughter of the scientist Jean Pigeon. In 1744...
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The black imperial pigeon (Ducula melanochroa), also known as the Bismarck imperial pigeon, is a species of bird in the pigeon family, Columbidae. First...
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88–91, ISBN 978-2-271-11916-2, retrieved 29 February 2024 Lemaire, Jean; Pigeon, Grégoire (2015). "Aurelhy, ETPQ, Safran et Digitalis : des données climatiques...
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Something of Myself: [In the summer of 1893] there came out of Quebec Jean Pigeon with nine other habitants who put up a wooden shed for their own accommodation...
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The Madagascar green pigeon or Madagascan green pigeon (Treron australis) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Madagascar, Comoros...
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Pigeonhole principle (redirect from Pigeon hole principle)
2 pigeons are randomly assigned to 4 pigeonholes, there is a 25% chance that at least one pigeonhole will hold more than one pigeon; for 5 pigeons and...
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The blue pigeons are a genus, Alectroenas, of birds in the dove and pigeon family Columbidae. They are native to islands in the western Indian Ocean....
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The green imperial pigeon (Ducula aenea) is a large forest pigeon. The large range extends from Nepal, southern India and Sri Lanka eastwards to southern...
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The Réunion pink pigeon (Nesoenas mayeri duboisi, but see below) is an extinct subspecies of pigeon that formerly lived on the Mascarene island of Réunion...
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Jean Joseph Magdeleine Pijon or Jean Pigeon (7 September 1758 – 5 April 1799) was a French general who was killed in combat during the French Revolutionary...
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The spinifex pigeon (Geophaps plumifera), also known as the plumed-pigeon or gannaway pigeon, is one of three endemic Australian bird species within the...
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Dovecote (redirect from Pigeon house)
/ˈdʌvkɒt/, doocot (Scots) or columbarium is a structure intended to house pigeons or doves. Dovecotes may be free-standing structures in a variety of shapes...
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top women players: Billie Jean King, Rosie Casals, Judy Dalton, Julie Heldman, Kerry Melville, Peaches Bartkowicz, Kristy Pigeon, Nancy Richey, and Valerie...
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Simon Pigeon (born September 17, 1992) is a Canadian actor from Quebec. He is most noted for his performance in the film Prank, for which he was a Prix...
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Louis-Philippe Pigeon, CC QC (February 8, 1905 – February 23, 1986) was a Canadian lawyer, academic, and puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. Pigeon was...
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but was a success at the box office. On a beach in the fictional town of Pigeon Creek, Alabama, 10-year-olds Jake Perry (Thomas Curtis) and Melanie Smooter...
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The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker (stylized as Pigeons) is a 1970 American comedy film directed by John Dexter and written by Ron Whyte. The film...
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The Kanaka pigeon (Caloenas canacorum), also known as the great green pigeon or greater maned pigeon, is an extinct species of pigeon. It was probably...
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The barking imperial pigeon (Ducula latrans), also known as Peale's imperial pigeon, is a species of bird in the pigeon family Columbidae. It is endemic...
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The Two Pigeons (original French title: Les deux pigeons) is a fable by Jean de la Fontaine (Book IX.2) that was adapted as a ballet with music by André...
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Laure Pigeon (1882–1965) was a French medium who produced an oeuvre of 500 drawings related to her Spiritualist practice. She is considered one of the...
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The goliath imperial pigeon (Ducula goliath), also known as the New Caledonian imperial pigeon and the notou, is a species of bird in the family Columbidae...
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The Buru green pigeon (Treron aromaticus) is a pigeon in the genus Treron. It is found in the forests of Buru in Indonesia. Many authorities split the...
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Fred Gwynne (redirect from A Little Pigeon Toad)
Who Rained, Pondlarker, The Battle of the Frogs and Mice, and A Little Pigeon Toad. Many of these efforts were based on children's frequent misperceptions...
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The Madagascar blue pigeon or Madagascan blue pigeon (Alectroenas madagascariensis) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. The species is closely...
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