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Perelman, Grigori Yakovlevich

(Encyclopedia) Perelman, Grigori Yakovlevich, 1966–, Russian mathematician. After doing graduate work in the late 1980s for his Candidate of Science degree from Leningrad State Univ. (now St.…

slate

(Encyclopedia) slate, fine-grained rock formed when sedimentary rocks such as shale are metamorphosed by great pressure. Slate splits into perfectly cleaved, broad thin layers; this…

Marcus Junius PARROTT, Congress, KS (1828-1879)

PARROTT Marcus Junius , a Delegate from Kansas; born in Hamburg, Aiken County, S.C., October 27, 1828; attended the common schools, and was graduated from Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa., in 1849…

Georgia

Capital: Atlanta   Official Name: State of Georgia Organized as a territory: April 24, 1802 Entered Union (rank): January 2, 1788 (4th) Present constitution adopted: 1983 State abbreviation/…

Willa Lybrand FULMER, Congress, SC (1884-1968)

FULMER Willa Lybrand , a Representative from South Carolina; born in Wagener, Aiken County, S.C., February 3, 1884; attended the Wagener, (S.C.) public schools and Greenville (S.C.) Female College…

cuneiform

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Examples of the development of cuneiform cuneiformcuneiformky&oomacr;nēˈĭfôrm [key] [Lat.,=wedge-shaped], system of writing developed before the last centuries of the 4th…

Winchester, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) WinchesterWinchesterwĭnˈchĕˌstər, wĭnˈchĭstər [key]. 1 Town (1990 pop. 11,524), Litchfield co., NW Conn., in the Litchfield Hills; settled 1732, inc. 1771. It includes Winsted (1990…

pipe

(Encyclopedia) pipe, hollow structure, usually cylindrical, for conducting materials. It is used primarily to convey liquids, gases, or solids suspended in a liquid, e.g., a slurry. It is also used…

South Carolina Area Codes

Area codes Selected cities803Columbia, Aiken843Charleston, Myrtle Beach864Greenville, SpartanburgSource: North American Numbering Plan Administration. Web: www.nanpa.com . To find phone numbers, area…