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(Encyclopedia) Giessen Giessen gēˈsən [key], city, Hesse, central Germany, on the Lahn River. It is an…Wrangell Mountains
(Encyclopedia) Wrangell Mountains, S Alaska, extending c.100 mi (160 km) SE from the Copper River to the Canadian border, where they meet the St. Elias Mts. Mt. Blackburn (16,523 ft/5,036 m) is the…metaphysics
(Encyclopedia) metaphysicsmetaphysicsmĕtəfĭzˈĭks [key], branch of philosophy concerned with the ultimate nature of existence. It perpetuates the Metaphysics of Aristotle, a collection of treatises…Döllinger, Johann Joseph Ignaz von
(Encyclopedia) Döllinger, Johann Joseph Ignaz vonDöllinger, Johann Joseph Ignaz vonyōˈhän yōˈzĕf ĭgˈnäts fən dölˈĭngər [key], 1799–1890, German theologian and historian, leader of the Old Catholics.…Hardenberg, Karl August, Fürst von
(Encyclopedia) Hardenberg, Karl August, Fürst vonHardenberg, Karl August, Fürst vonkärl ouˈg&oobreve;st fürst fən härˈdənbĕrk [key], 1750–1822, Prussian administrator and diplomat, b. Hanover.…Struve
(Encyclopedia) StruveStruveshtr&oomacr;ˈvə [key], family of astronomers. Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve, 1793–1864, was born in Germany but later lived in Russia. While director (1817–39) of…Federalist No. 33
No 32 No 34 The Same Subject Continued (Concerning the General Power of Taxation) From the Daily Advertiser.January 3, 1788.Hamilton To the People of the State of New…The Federalist Papers: Federalist No. 33
by AlexanderHamilton, JamesMadison and JohnJayFederalist No. 32Federalist No. 34Federalist No. 33 The Same Subject Continued (Concerning the General Power of Taxation) To the People of…Celluloid Santas
A dip into cinematic history proves that not all Saint Nicks are created equal... by Alicia Potter His eyes, they may twinkle, but round and jolly this Santa is not.The snowy beard…Yes, Virginia
The Question: Who said "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus"? The Answer: In 1897, Francis P. Church, an editor at The New York Sun, answered…Trending
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