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The Schuster Laboratory, University of Manchester (a physics laboratory). A laboratory (UK: / l ə ˈ b ɒr ə t ər i /; US: / ˈ l æ b r ə t ɔːr i /; colloquially lab) is a facility that provides controlled conditions in which scientific or technological research, experiments, and measurement may be performed.
The Grand-Place ( French: [ɡʁɑ̃ plas]; "Grand Square" [a]) is the main square and the centre of activity of Tournai, Hainaut, Belgium. The square has a triangular shape, owing it to the convergence of several ancient paths, [2] and it covers 7,500 m 2 (81,000 sq ft). As in many Belgian cities, there are a number of cafés and pubs on the ...
The siege of Tournai was a two-month siege of the city and citadel of Tournai, then part of the Austrian Netherlands, in 1745 during the War of the Austrian Succession. The allied Pragmatic Army 's attempt to relieve the siege resulted in the decisive French victory at the Battle of Fontenoy on 11 May. The largely Dutch garrison of the city ...
Guibert was born near Tournai around 1200. He attended the University of Paris where he became a master. In 1240, he joined the Franciscan order. A student and collaborator of Bonaventure, he held the Franciscan chair of theology between 1259 and 1261. Guibert was also connected to the court of Louis IX; he may even have accompanied Louis on ...
Number of employees. 13,000 (2015) (Homepage) Website. www .pierre-fabre .com. Laboratoires Pierre Fabre is a French multinational pharmaceutical and cosmetics company. The company had a consolidated turnover of 1.978 billion euros in 2012 (including 54% international). [2] It is headquartered in the city of Castres, Midi-Pyrénées, France. [2]
Battle of Tournay (1794) / 50.644019; 3.344689. The Battle of Tournay or Battle of Tournai or Battle of Pont-à-Chin (22 May 1794) saw Republican French forces led by Jean-Charles Pichegru attack Coalition forces under Emperor Francis II and Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. After a bitter all-day struggle, Coalition troops recaptured a ...
The Peace of Tournai ( Vrede van Doornik in Dutch) was an agreement between the Burgundian Duke Philip II and the rebellious city of Ghent signed on 18 December 1385 which put an end to the Revolt of Ghent (1379–1385) . The treaty said that Ghent kept its privileges, that the rebels would be given amnesty and that, because it was the time of ...
Tournai Cathedral. / 50.6065500°N 3.3888583°E / 50.6065500; 3.3888583. The Cathedral of Our Lady ( French: Notre-Dame de Tournai, Dutch: Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Doornik ), or Tournai Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral, see of the Diocese of Tournai in Tournai, Belgium. It has been classified both as a Wallonia 's major heritage ...