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Everett Jerome MURPHY, Congress, IL (1852-1922)

MURPHY Everett Jerome , a Representative from Illinois; born in Nashville, Washington County, Ill., July 24, 1852; moved with his parents to Sparta, Randolph County, Ill.; attended the public and…

animal husbandry

(Encyclopedia) animal husbandry, aspect of agriculture concerned with the care and breeding of domestic animals such as cattle, goats, sheep, hogs, and horses. Domestication of wild animal species…

Agadez

(Encyclopedia) Agadez Agadez ägˌädĕzˈ [key] or Agadès Agadès ägädĕsˈ [key], town, W central Niger, in the Aïr Massif. Agadez is a trade center visited by…

Andriessen, Louis

(Encyclopedia) Andriessen, Louis, 1939-2021, leading Dutch modern composer, b. Utrecht. Andriessen was born into a musical family; his father was a composer/organist who directed the…

horticulture

(Encyclopedia) horticulture [Lat. hortus=garden], science and art of gardening and of cultivating fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants. Horticulture generally refers to small-scale…

Sedna

(Encyclopedia) Sedna, in astronomy, the most distant known large object in the solar system. With a highly eccentric elliptical orbit that ranges from an estimated 76 AU to 937 AU, Sedna also has an…

Eris, in astronomy

(Encyclopedia) Eris, in astronomy, the largest known dwarf planet. Eris, whose highly eccentric elliptical orbit ranges from 38 AU to 97 AU and is inclined more than 44°, is the largest known object…