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Maat
In ancient Egyptian religion, the personification of truth, justice, and the cosmic order. Maat was the daughter of Re, the sun god, and she stood at the head of his bark as it traveled through the sky and the underworld. She was also associated with Thoth, god of wisdom. The judgment of the dead was believed to be determined by the weighing of the heart of the deceased in a scale she balanced. In its abstract sense, maat was the divine order established at creation and reaffirmed at the accession of each new king of Egypt.
magma
Molten or partially molten rock from which igneous rocks form, usually consisting of silicate liquid. Magma migrates either at depth or to the earth's surface, where it is ejected as lava. The interactions of several physical properties, incl. chemical composition, viscosity, content of dissolved gases, and temperature, determine the characteristics of magma. Numerous events that can occur during crystallization influence the resulting rock: separation of early crystals from liquid prevents reaction between them; magma can cool too rapidly for reaction to occur; and loss of volatiles may remove some components from the magma.
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Port city (metro. area pop., 1997 est.: 248,000), S Sweden, located across from Copenhagen. Originally known as Malmhaug, it was chartered in the late 13th cent. Following its union with Sweden in 1658, it suffered an economic decline, owing in part to the loss of trade. The building of the harbor in 1775 and the arrival of the railroad after 1800 stimulated economic development. Sweden's third largest city, it is an important commercial center. Its economy is based on export products, shipbuilding, and textile manufactures. Its historic buildings include a 16th-cent. fortress, the town hall, and the 14th-cent. St. Peter's Church.
Miami
Algonquian-speaking Indian people who lived in various settlements between Wisconsin and Ohio but eventually consolidated in Indiana. The staple of the Miami diet was corn, though bison were hunted. Each village consisted of mat-covered dwellings and a large house in which councils and ceremonies were held. A secret medicine society conducted rites aimed at ensuring tribal welfare. In the 19th cent. the Miami ceded most of their lands to the U.S., with one band remaining in Indiana and the rest removing to a reservation in Oklahoma. Today they number about 500. See also Little Turtle.
City (pop., 1996 est.: 365,000), SE Florida, situated on Biscayne Bay at the mouth of the Miami River. The southwesternmost large city in the continental U.S., it has a beach 7 mi (11 km) long. A Spanish mission was founded near the site in 1567, but permanent settlement did not begin until 1835, when U.S. forces built Ft. Dallas for the removal of Seminole Indians to the West. The arrival of the railway in 1896 spurred development, and Miami was incorporated the same year. The city has been damaged by ...
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