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Mendele mocher sforim
(Encyclopedia) Mendele mocher sforim [Yid.,= Mendele the book peddler]Mendele mocher sforimmĕnˈdələ môkhˈər sfôˈrĭm [key], pseud. of Sholem Yakov AbramovichSholem Yakov Abramovichshōˈləm yäˈkôv…Dollier de Casson, François
(Encyclopedia) Dollier de Casson, FrançoisDollier de Casson, FrançoisfräNswäˈ dôlyāˈ də käsôNˈ [key], 1636–1701, priest and explorer in Canada, b. near Nantes, France. In 1657 he entered the seminary…Baron Munchausen: To the Public
by Rudolph Erich Raspe Preface to the First Edition The Baron relates an accoun...To the Public Having heard, for the first time, that my adventures have been doubted, and looked upon…remora
(Encyclopedia) remoraremorarĕmˈərə [key], any of the several species of warmwater fishes of the family Echeneidae, characterized by an oval sucking disk on the top of the head. With this apparatus (a…Polke, Sigmar
(Encyclopedia) Polke, Sigmar, 1941–2011, innovative German artist best known for his paintings and photography. His family immigrated from East to West Germany in 1953, and he lived in Düsseldorf,…Lardner, Ring
(Encyclopedia) Lardner, Ring (Ringgold Wilmer Lardner), 1885–1933, American humorist and short-story writer, b. Niles, Mich. He was a sports reporter in Chicago, St. Louis, and Boston from 1907 to…Hakluyt, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Hakluyt, RichardHakluyt, Richardhăkˈl&oomacr;t, hăkˈəlwĭt [key], 1552?–1616, English geographer. He graduated in 1574 from Oxford, where he later lectured on geography. A…Delany, Samuel R.
(Encyclopedia) Delany, Samuel R. (Samuel Ray Delany, Jr.), 1942–, African-American wrtier, b. Harlem, New York City. Delany uses science fiction, fantasy, and memoir to explore sexual identity, race…fiber optics
(Encyclopedia) fiber optics, transmission of digitized messages or information by light pulses along hair-thin glass or plastic fibers. Each fiber is surrounded by a cladding having a high index of…Hedin, Sven Anders
(Encyclopedia) Hedin, Sven AndersHedin, Sven Anderssvĕn änˈdərs hĕdēnˈ [key], 1865–1952, Swedish explorer in central Asia. Following soon after Przhevalsky, Hedin explored Tibet, Xinjiang, and the…Trending
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