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2002 Olympics

Salt Lake City Final Medal Standings Leading Medal Winners Alpine Skiing Biathlon Bobsled Salt Lake City Olympic Firsts Cross Country Skiing Curling…

Biographies: Notable Explorers

Notable Explorers Christopher Columbus See also Columbus and Other Explorers Notable Women Adventurers People in the News Recent Obituaries Related Links Quiz: Explorers Quiz: Women…

Scientists: Earth Sciences

// Cite Geologists, geographers, naturalists, oceanographers, and paleontologists Related Links Geology Nature Weather Dinosaur Central…

2001 Nordic Skiing World Championships

at Lahti, Finland (Feb. 15-25) Men Sprints 1 Tor Arne Hetland, NOR 2 Cristian Zorzi, ITA 3 Haavard Solbakken, NOR 10-k Classic Time 1 Mika Myllyla, FIN 24:20.6 2…

Brewer's: Lucus a non Lucendo

An etymological contradiction. The Latin word lucus means a “dark grove,” but is said to be derived from the verb luce o, to shine. Similarly our word black (the Anglo-Saxon blaec) is…

The Periodic Table

See the interactive periodic table. Although some elements, such as gold and iron, have been known to humans since prehistoric times, it wasn't until the 17th century that the first scientific…

Neptune

The Magnetic Field of NeptuneNeptune's MoonsThe Smaller Satellites Little was known about Neptune until Aug. 1989, when NASA's Voyager 2 became the first spacecraft to observe the planet.…

Regensburg

(Encyclopedia) RegensburgRegensburgrāˈgənsb&oobreve;rkh [key], city (1994 pop. 125,337), Bavaria, SE Germany, a port at the confluence of the Danube (Donau) and Regen rivers. In English it is…

Top 100 Works in World Literature

Source: Norwegian Book Clubs, with the Norwegian Nobel Institute, 2002. The editors of the Norwegian Book Clubs, with the Norwegian Nobel Institute, polled a panel of 100 authors from 54…