Spert Island
Spert or SPERT may refer to: * Thomas Spert (died 1547), English vice admiral in service to King Henry VIII * Robert Spert, English Member of Parliament for New Shoreham in 1460 * Spert Island, Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica, named after Thomas Spert * Spert, a subdivision (''frazioni'') of the comune of Farra d'Alpago, Italy * Special Power Excursion Reactor Test Program, a series of tests on the safety of nuclear reactors commissioned by the US Atomic Energy Commission in 1954 See also * Spurt (other) Spurt may refer to: * Secretory protein in upper respiratory tracts, a gene encoding a secretory protein * Spurt (Dutch Railways), a trade name for certain Dutch Rail routes See also * * * Blood spurt * Growth spurt, the increase in bone grow ...

Thomas Spert
Vice-Admiral of England Sir Thomas Spert (spelled in some records as Pert) (died December 1541) was a mariner who reached the rank of vice admiral in service to King Henry VIII of England. He was sailing master of the flagships ''Mary Rose'' and '' Henry Grace a Dieu''. He served as the first Master of Trinity House, the private corporation for maritime affairs in London. Spert Island off the coast of Antarctica is named for him. Early life and career Thomas Pert (as his name was at times recorded) or Spert was born in England. He entered the service of Henry VII as a mariner, carrying dispatches between England and Spain. Spert served, evidently with credit, in the navy of Henry VIII during the Anglo-French War of 1512–1514. From 1512 to 1515, he was master of the ''Mary Rose,'' one of the most important warships in the Crown's fleet. On 10 November 1514, Spert was granted an annuity of £20, which was confirmed in January 1516. He next was assigned as master to the '' He ...
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Robert Spert
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be u ...
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New Shoreham (UK Parliament Constituency)
New Shoreham, sometimes simply called Shoreham, was a parliamentary borough centred on the town of Shoreham-by-Sea in what is now West Sussex. It returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of England from 1295 to 1707, then to the House of Commons of Great Britain until 1800, and finally to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 until it was abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, with effect from the 1885 general election. A modern constituency called Shoreham existed from 1974 to 1997. Boundaries, franchise and boundary changes New Shoreham is a part of Shoreham-by-Sea, located around its port. The borough, in 1800, had about 1,000 electors. The qualification for the vote before 1832, unusually for a borough, was the possession of a 40 shilling freehold which was the normal franchise for a county constituency. The explanation for the franchise qualification was the result of a disputed by-election in 1770. At ...
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Spert Island
Spert or SPERT may refer to: * Thomas Spert (died 1547), English vice admiral in service to King Henry VIII * Robert Spert, English Member of Parliament for New Shoreham in 1460 * Spert Island, Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica, named after Thomas Spert * Spert, a subdivision (''frazioni'') of the comune of Farra d'Alpago, Italy * Special Power Excursion Reactor Test Program, a series of tests on the safety of nuclear reactors commissioned by the US Atomic Energy Commission in 1954 See also * Spurt (other) Spurt may refer to: * Secretory protein in upper respiratory tracts, a gene encoding a secretory protein * Spurt (Dutch Railways), a trade name for certain Dutch Rail routes See also * * * Blood spurt * Growth spurt, the increase in bone grow ...

Farra D'Alpago
Alpago is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Belluno in the Italy, Italian region of Veneto. It is located about north of Venice and about east of Belluno. Lago di Santa Croce is located near Alpago. It was established on 23 February 2016 by the merger of the municipalities of Farra d'Alpago, Pieve d'Alpago and Puos d'Alpago. Twin towns * Kalvarija, Lithuania References

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Special Power Excursion Reactor Test Program
The Special Power Excursion Reactor Test Program (SPERT) was a series of tests focusing on the safety of nuclear reactors.Nuclear Safety — A review of Recent Developments. Volume 2, Number 3. pgs. 15-16. It was commissioned in 1954 by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission The United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) was an agency of the United States government established after World War II by U.S. Congress to foster and control the peacetime development of atomic science and technology. President ..., to be run by the Phillips Petroleum Company. Reactors SPERT-I The SPERT-I reactor became operational in July 1955, with the first tests being performed in September.W. E. Nyer, S. G. ForbesSPERT I Reactor Safety Studies./ref> SPERT-II The SPERT-II reactor became operational in March 1960. References External links * by SPERT researcher Nuclear safety and security {{nuclear-energy-stub ...
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