Difference between revisions of "N"

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Nameless creature
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Naming
129; 134; 153;

Nansen, Fridtjof (1861-1930)
138; Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansenm was a Norwegian explorer, scientist and diplomat; 147; Wikipedia entry

naphtha engines
27; Naphtha is a clear liquid hydrocarbon that is produced during the fractional distillation of crude petroleum oil or coal tar. Naphtha distills off between gasoline and kerosene. The naphtha used for boat engines was special in that it had a specific gravity of 76 degrees Baume, whereas naphtha used by painters had a specific gravity of 60 degrees (0.68 vs 0.74). Naphtha has a heat of vaporization lower than water, which means that for a given amount of heat input naphtha will produce more vapor than water would produce for the same amount of heat input — From the Gas Engine Magazine Website

Narvik's Mush-It-Away Northern Cuisine
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Neville and Nigel
185; "creatures ministering to" Lew Rideout after a blast;

Newburgh
59; insane asylum in Northern Ohio

Nicol prism
139; a type of polarizer, an optical device used to generate a beam of polarized light; Wikipedia entry

Niflheim
128; Niflheim ("Land of Mists") is the realm of ice and cold in Norse mythology. It is located north of Ginnungagap and there dwells the hrimthursar (Frost Giants) and here is also located Hel. The tree Yggdrasill has a root here in the spring Hvergelmir, and it is gnawed away at by the serpent Nidhogg; 142; Wikipedia entry

Nihilism
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Noseworth, Lindsay
4; Master At Arms on The Inconvenience; 107; Communications Officer, 116;

nunatak
139; Eskimo: "land connected"; sentient rock;