Aspro — Aspro® est une marque initialement déposée en Australie en 1917 par les frères George et Alfred Nicholas pour désigner la nouvelle forme d aspirine (acide acétylsalicylique) qu ils avaient mis au point et pour laquelle ils venaient d obtenir un… … Wikipédia en Français
Nicholas — I. /ˈnɪkələs/ (say nikuhluhs) noun 1. Saint, fl. 4th century, bishop in Asia Minor, patron saint of Russia, protector of children. 2. → Santa Claus (def. 1). II. /ˈnɪkələs/ (say nikuhluhs) noun 1. E Hilda Rix, 1884–1961, Australian painter; noted …
Tom Adams — (born 1926) is an illustrator most famous for his Agatha Christie paperback cover designs. First published in the sixties, seventies and eighties in the UK by Fontana and in the USA by Pocket Books, they have been reproduced throughout the world… … Wikipedia
Burnham Beeches (Australia) — Burnham Beeches was a house built by Alfred Nicholas in the late 1920s and 30s in the Dandenong Ranges, 40 kilometres from Melbourne, on Sherbrooke Road, Sherbrooke, Victoria, Australia.Nicholas had been co developer of the aspirin known as… … Wikipedia
History of aspirin — The history of aspirin and the medical use of it and related substances stretches back to antiquity, though pure aspirin ( acetylsalicylic acid or ASA ) has only been manufactured and marketed since 1899. Medicines made from willow and other… … Wikipedia
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Windsor, Victoria — Infobox Australian Place name = Windsor caption = Tram on Chapel Street, Windsor stopping at Windsor railway station state = vic type = suburb lga = City of Stonnington lga2 = City of Port Phillip area = 1 city = Melbourne est = 1860s postcode =… … Wikipedia
Geologic time scale — This clock representation shows some of the major units of geological time and definitive events of Earth history. The Hadean eon represents the time before fossil record of life on Earth; its upper boundary is now regarded as 4.0 Ga.[1] Other… … Wikipedia
Kiwi (shoe polish) — Kiwi is the brand name of a shoe polish, first made in Australia in 1906 and as of 2005 sold in almost 180 countries. Owned by the Sara Lee Corporation since 1984, it is the dominant shoe polish in some countries, including the United Kingdom and … Wikipedia
Islamic calendar — Arabic calendar redirects here. For the Gregorian calendar in Arabic, see Arabic names of calendar months. This … Wikipedia
Hephzibah Menuhin — (20 May 1920 1 January 1981) was an American Jewish pianist and human rights worker. She was sister to the violinist Lord Yehudi Menuhin and to the pianist, painter, and poet Yaltah Menuhin.She was born in San Francisco and spent most of her… … Wikipedia