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Warren, Mercy Otis
(Encyclopedia) Warren, Mercy Otis, 1728–1814, American writer, b. Barnstable, Mass.; sister of James Otis and wife of James Warren, who was speaker of the Massachusetts house of representatives. An…Oliveros, Pauline
(Encyclopedia) Oliveros, Pauline, 1932–2016, American composer and musician, b. Houston, Tex., studied Univ. of Houston, San Francisco State College (B.A., 1957). She began playing the accordion as a…Stern, Fritz Richard
(Encyclopedia) Stern, Fritz Richard, 1926–2016, American historian and educator, b. Breslau, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland), grad. Columbia (B.A., 1946; M.A., 1948; Ph.D., 1953). Although his family…Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument
(Encyclopedia) Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, 4,913 sq mi (12,725 sq km), NW Atlantic Ocean, 130 mi (210 km) off the coast of Cape Cod; est. 2016. The monument is divided…Can You Name These Bizarre Deep Sea Creatures?
The ocean is still on of the world's biggest mysteries, with scientists discovering something new each time we go deeper. How many of these bizarre deep creatures can you name?Deep Sea Drilling Project
(Encyclopedia) Deep Sea Drilling Project, U.S. program designed to investigate the evolution of ocean basins by core drilling of ocean sediments and underlying oceanic crust. Funded by the National…Speer, Albert
(Encyclopedia) Speer, AlbertSpeer, Albertälˈbĕrt shpār [key], 1905–81, German architect and National Socialist (Nazi) leader. A member of the Nazi party from 1931, he became its official architect…Harvest Time
Harvest TimeFor a year Jo and her Professor worked and waited, hoped and loved, met occasionally, and wrote such voluminous letters that the rise in the price of paper was accounted for,…Ertl, Gerhard
(Encyclopedia) Ertl, GerhardErtl, Gerhardgĕrˈhärt ârˈtəl [key], 1936– German chemist, b. Stuttgart, grad. Univ. of Stuttgart (1961), Technical Univ., Munich (Ph.D 1965). After holding a number of…Walt Whitman: Rise O Days from Your Fathomless Deeps
Rise O Days from Your Fathomless DeepsPart 1Rise O days from your fathomless deeps, till you loftier, fiercer sweep, Long for my soul hungering gymnastic I devour'd what the earth gave me,…Trending
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