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48 may refer to: * 48 (number) * one of the years 48 BC, AD 48, 1948, 2048 * ''48'' (novel) * 48'' (magazine) * "48", a song by Tyler, the Creator from the album ''Wolf'' * 48, a phone network brand of Three Ireland * "Forty Eight", a song by Karma to Burn from the album '' V'', 2011 See also * A48 (other) A48 may refer to : * A48 motorway (France), a road connecting the A43 and Grenoble * A48 road (Great Britain), a road connecting Gloucester, England and Carmarthen, Wales * Autovía A-48, a motorway under construction connecting Cadiz and Algeciras, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
48 (number)
48 (forty-eight) is the natural number following 47 and preceding 49. It is one third of a gross, or four dozens. In mathematics Forty-eight is the double factorial of 6, a highly composite number. Like all other multiples of 6, it is a semiperfect number. 48 is the second 17- gonal number. 48 is the smallest number with exactly ten divisors. There are 11 solutions to the equation φ(''x'') = 48, namely 65, 104, 105, 112, 130, 140, 144, 156, 168, 180 and 210. This is more than any integer below 48, making 48 a highly totient number. Since the greatest prime factor of 482 + 1 = 2305 is 461, which is clearly more than twice 48, 48 is a Størmer number. 48 is a Harshad number in base 10. It has 24, 2, 12, and 4 as factors. In science *The atomic number of cadmium. *The number of Ptolemaic constellations. *The number of symmetries of a cube. Astronomy *Messier object M48, a magnitude 5.5 open cluster in the constellation Hydra. *The New General Cataloguebr>objec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
48 BC
__NOTOC__ Year 48 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Caesar and Vatia (or, less frequently, year 706 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 48 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Republic * Consuls: Gaius Julius Caesar and Publius Servilius Vatia Isauricus. Caesar is named consul for a period of five years. * Caesar's Civil War: ** January 4 – Julius Caesar lands at Dyrrhachium ( Durazzo). ** March – Mark Antony joins Julius Caesar. ** April – Siege of Dyrrhachium: Julius Caesar builds a fortified line of entrenchments and besieges Pompey the Great. ** The Roman temple to Bellona on the Capitolinus outside Rome is burnt to the ground. ** May – Publius Servilius Vatia Isauricus, co-consul with Julius Caesar, destroys Caelius's magistrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AD 48
__NOTOC__ AD 48 ( XLVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Vitellius and Poplicola (or, less frequently, year 801 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination AD 48 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Claudius invests Agrippa II with the office of superintendent of the Temple in Jerusalem. * After the execution of his wife Messalina, Claudius gets senatorial approval to marry his niece, Agrippina the Younger. * Publius Ostorius Scapula, governor of Britain, announces his intention to disarm all Britons south and east of the Trent and Severn. The Iceni, an independent, allied kingdom within that area, revolt but are defeated. Ostorius then moves against the Deceangli in north Wales, but is forced to aba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1948
Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British Railways. * January 4 – Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom, becoming an independent republic, named the ''Union of Burma'', with Sao Shwe Thaik as its first President, and U Nu its first Prime Minister. * January 5 ** Warner Brothers shows the first color newsreel ('' Tournament of Roses Parade'' and the ''Rose Bowl Game''). ** The first Kinsey Report, ''Sexual Behavior in the Human Male'', is published in the United States. * January 7 – Mantell UFO incident: Kentucky Air National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell crashes while in pursuit of an unidentified flying object. * January 12 – Mahatma Gandhi begins his fast-unto-death in Delhi, to stop communal violence during the Partition of India. * January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2048 (year)
In contemporary history, the third millennium of the anno Domini or Common Era in the Gregorian calendar is the current millennium spanning the years 2001 to 3000 (21st to 30th centuries). Ongoing futures studies seek to understand what is likely to continue and what could plausibly change in the course of this period and beyond. Predictions and forecasts not included on this timeline * List of future astronomical events ** List of lunar eclipses in the 21st century ** List of solar eclipses in the 21st century * Projections of population growth * Climate change ** Representative Concentration Pathway ** Shared Socioeconomic Pathways * Extinction * List of dates predicted for apocalyptic events * Predictions and claims for the Second Coming * Near future in fiction * Works falling into the public domain in the United States 21st century 2000s * See: 2001 * 2002 * 2003 * 2004 * 2005 * 2006 * 2007 * 2008 * 2009 2010s * See: 2010 * 2011 * 2012 * 2013 * 2014 * 2015 * 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
'48 (novel)
48'' is a 1996 alternative history novel by British horror author James Herbert. The book follows an American pilot stranded in a dystopian London after Adolf Hitler, moments before being completely defeated, uses a biological weapon delivered by V-2 missiles, which mostly wipes out the human race. Plot summary The story follows an American pilot, Hoke, who lives alone in the streets, constantly hidden and on the run from a gang of diseased and terminal Blackshirts, afflicted with the 'Slow Death', who attempt to capture him to use his blood to save their leader, Lord Hubble, via a blood transfusion. Desperate to capture Hoke as his life draws nearer to its end, Hubble sends his entire force out to capture the American pilot. Hoke escapes thanks to the aid of three fellow 'ABneg' survivors – two women and a German navigator, shot down over Britain long ago. Hoke, being used to three years alone, detests his saviours and, corrupted by propaganda, is almost unable to con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
'48 (magazine)
' was an American magazine first published in the year 1947. It changed its name with the calendar and remained ' until its demise in 1948. Because its title changed with the year, it is indexed in libraries by its subtitle, ''The Magazine of the Year''. ' was a publication owned by hundreds of the best writers and artists of the day –owners who were also contributors. It was headed by Clifton Fadiman and among the writers who signed on were Roy Chapman Andrews, Roger Butterfield, Ilka Chase, Walter Van Tilburg Clark, Laura Z. Hobson, Howard Lindsay and Walter Lippmann. Included were John McNulty, Andy Rooney, Christopher Morley, Ogden Nash and S. J. Perelman. There were Upton Sinclair, John Steinbeck and Irving Wallace. The graphic artists Karsh and Marsh, Gropper, and Virgil Partch signed on. The magazine, on both pulp and coated paper, about the size of ''Reader's Digest'' and ''Coronet'', told of the changing times and of the new world coming. Readers in the forty-eight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolf (Tyler, The Creator Album)
''Wolf'' is the second studio album by American rapper and record producer Tyler, the Creator. It was released on April 2, 2013, by Odd Future Records. The album features guest appearances from Mike G, Domo Genesis, Earl Sweatshirt, Left Brain, Hodgy Beats, Erykah Badu and Pharrell, among others. ''Wolf'' was supported by its lead single, "Domo23". The album received generally positive reviews from critics and debuted at number three on the US ''Billboard'' 200, selling 89,000 copies in its first week. Background Tyler's two prior projects, '' Bastard'' and ''Goblin'', contained lyrics and themes commonly used in the horrorcore subgenre, which Tyler claimed to not be part of. In November 2011, in an interview with ''Spin'', Tyler expressed wanting to shift away from the themes of his previous work, stating: Music and lyrics ''Wolf'' is a concept album that features a continuous story of characters Wolf, Sam and Salem. Therapist character Dr. TC makes his last appearance on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Ireland
Three Ireland, officially Three Ireland (Hutchison) Limited (formerly Hutchison 3G Ireland Ltd), is a telecommunications and internet service provider operating in Ireland as a subsidiary of CK Hutchison, operating under the global Three brand. The company launched in July 2005 and provides 2G GSM, 3G UMTS, 4G LTE and 5G NR mobile phone services. Three's former holding company, Hutchison Whampoa, acquired O2 Ireland in June 2013, and the company was fully merged into the operations of Three Ireland in March 2015. History Three launched on 26 July 2005 as Ireland's fourth mobile network operator behind Vodafone, O2 and Meteor (now Eir). Service was initially offered as post-paid only, but on 16 May 2006 the introduction of a pre-paid service, known as 3Pay, was announced. A pre-paid mobile broadband service was launched on 29 February 2008 under the name 3Pay Broadband, with vouchers available for durations of one day, one week, or one month. On 13 May 2010, Three an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
V (Karma To Burn Album)
''V'' is the fifth studio album by the instrumental stoner rock band Karma to Burn. It was released on May 27, 2011, via Napalm Records. The album was later reissued in 2022 by Heavy Psych Sounds Records. Unlike their previous releases since ''Karma to Burn'', this is not an instrumental album. Only five tracks are instrumental; the other three feature vocals from Year Long Disaster frontman Daniel Davies, who had joined the group but left prior to the album's release. As with previous albums, instrumental tracks are named with numbers. Vocal tracks are named with words. Track listing Standard release Personnel * William Mecum – guitar * Rich Mullins Richard Wayne Mullins (October 21, 1955 – September 19, 1997) was an American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter best known for his worship songs " Awesome God" and "Sometimes by Step". Some of his albums were listed by ''CC ... – bass * Rob Oswald – drums * Daniel Davies – vocals ("The Cyni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
