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    Ford Model T   The Model T Ford Club International  Real bull-killer of sales statisticals: A total of 15,007,034 Fords! VW (Volks Wagen, "People´s Car") Beetle production volumes did not surpass the Model T until 45 years later.  The most common car today is probably the Toyota Corolla...

    Catholic scientists explore connection between-faith and science  For example, Maria Gaetana Agnesi (16 May 1718, Milan – 9 January 1799, Milan) was an Italian linguist, mathematician and philosopher. Agnesi wrote several books on both differential and integral calculus. She was an honorary member of the faculty of the University of Bologna. According to Dirk Jan Struik, Agnesi is "the first woman mathematician since Hypatia (5th century)".  The most important result of his work was the Instituzioni analitiche ad uso della gioventu italiana, a distinguished work published in Milan in 1748 and "considered the best extant introduction to Euler's works". The second volume, published in French in Paris in 1775, was translated into French by P. T. d'Antelmy, with additions by Charles Bossut (1730–1814). The complete work was published in English in 1801, translated by Professor John Colson (1680–1760) of Cambridge University. The "examiner" of the w...

  Ford Club Finland   Ford Club Forum  "Ford-Club Finland Association ry  Purpose and activities in brief  Ford-Club Finland Association is the official name of the association, but we also use the unofficial name Ford-Club Finland. The association serves as a link between those interested in Ford vehicles, vehicle owners, builders and enthusiasts. The purpose of the association is to encourage its members to maintain the condition of the Ford vehicles they own and to voluntarily increase their knowledge of the differences between different body models and engine types, their history and structures. The association encourages and guides independent activities with Ford vehicles. To achieve its purpose, the association supports communication between its members by maintaining websites and a discussion forum, and by creating connections with like-minded communities in Finland and abroad. The association organizes and implements exhibitions related to the field and...

    Pentecost  Pentecost is a Christian holiday dedicated to the outpouring of the Holy Spirit and the founding of the Christian church. Pentecost is celebrated seven weeks after Easter and ten days after Ascension Thursday. According to the Easter canon of the Western churches, Pentecost is at the earliest May 10 (last time in 1818, next time in 2285) and at the latest June 13 (1943 and 2038). The word Pentecost came to Finland from the Old Swedish words hælgho dagher (Finnish: "holy days").

  Above: "The Vitruvian Man" by Leonardo da Vinci   List of_Lay Catholic Scientists  There have been numerous Catholic scientists and researchers throughout history, and they have made significant achievements in various fields of science. Some of the most famous have been physicists, astronomers, and biologists. Catholic scientists have often sought to integrate their faith with their scientific work, considering faith and science to be compatible and mutually supportive.  Examples of famous Catholic scientists:  - Nicolaus Copernicus: Polish priest and physician who developed the heliocentric worldview (a sun-centered solar system).  - Galileo Galilei: Italian astronomer, physicist, and engineer who developed new observational techniques.  - Robert Boyle: Irish naturalist known for his study of the properties of gases.  - Antoine Lavoisier: French chemist who was the "father" of the invention of chemistry.  - Pierre Teilhard de Chardin...