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Ampullae of Lorenzini ( sg.: ampulla) are electroreceptors, sense organs able to detect electric fields. They form a network of mucus -filled pores in the skin of cartilaginous fish ( sharks, rays, and chimaeras) and of basal bony fishes such as reedfish, [1] sturgeon, [2] and lungfish. [1] They are associated with and evolved from the ...
GNIS feature ID. 2393902 [2] Website. cityofalbertlea.org. Albert Lea ( / ˌælbərt ˈliː / AL-bərt LEE) [5] is a city in Freeborn County, in southern Minnesota. [6] It is the county seat. Its population was 18,492 at the 2020 census. [3] The city is at the junction of Interstates 35 and 90, about 90 miles (140 km) south of the Twin Cities.
Albertus Magnus OP (c. 1200 – 15 November 1280), also known as Saint Albert the Great, Albert of Swabia or Albert of Cologne, was a German Dominican friar, philosopher, scientist, and bishop, considered one of the greatest medieval philosophers and thinkers.
The Adlerhorst (" Eagle's Nest ") was a World War II bunker complex in Germany, located near Langenhain-Ziegenberg, the later settlement of Wiesental and Kransberg within the districts of Wetteraukreis and Hochtaunuskreis in the state of Hesse . Designed by Albert Speer as Adolf Hitler 's main military command complex, it was reassigned by ...
Albert Heijn ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑlbərt ˈɦɛin] ), often abbreviated to AH ( pronounced [aːˈɦaː]) and informally to Appie ( pronounced [ˈɑpi] ), is the largest supermarket chain in the Netherlands with a market share of 34.8% in 2020. It was founded in 1887, and has been part of Ahold Delhaize since 2016.
Albert Levan was born in Gothenburg in 1905, son of Emil Levan and Amy Gabrielsson. He was educated at the University of Lund, where he received his doctorate in 1935, and became professor of cytology in the same university in 1961. He married Karin Malmberg, a pianist, and was the father of illustrator Cecilia Torudd and Göran Levan ...
Four decades ago, a rare earth processing plant on France's Atlantic coast was one of the largest in the world, churning out materials used to make colour televisions, arc lights and camera lenses.
Commission and design The memorial statue of Albert, by John Henry Foley and Thomas Brock Audio description of the memorial by Joely Richardson. When Prince Albert died on 14 December 1861, at the age of 42, the thoughts of those in government and public life turned to the form and shape of a suitable memorial, with several possibilities, such as establishing a university or international ...