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Parry, Sir William Edward
(Encyclopedia) Parry, Sir William EdwardParry, Sir William Edwardpăˈrē [key], 1790–1855, British arctic explorer and rear admiral. He entered the navy at 13 and made his first voyage to the Arctic…North Pole
(Encyclopedia) North Pole, northern end of the earth's axis, by convention at lat. 90°N. Because the earth's rotational axis wobbles slightly over time, the location where the northern end of the…chansons de geste
(Encyclopedia) chansons de gestechansons de gesteshäNsôNˈ də zhĕst [key] [Fr.,=songs of deeds], a group of epic poems of medieval France written from the 11th through the 13th cent. Varying in length…chaos theory
(Encyclopedia) chaos theory, in mathematics, physics, and other fields, a set of ideas that attempts to reveal structure in aperiodic, unpredictable dynamic systems such as cloud formation or the…Fox, George
(Encyclopedia) Fox, George, 1624–91, English religious leader, founder of the Society of Friends, b. Fenny Drayton in Leicestershire. As a boy he was apprenticed to a shoemaker and wool dealer. By…Freestyle Skiing—Men
Moguls1992 Edgar Grospiron, France1994Jean-Luc Brassard, Canada1998Jonny Moseley, United States2002Janne Lahtela, Finland2006Dale Begg-Smith, AustraliaAerials1994Andreas Schoenbaechler,…Angelina Jolie Biography
Angelina JolieactressBorn: 6/4/1975Birthplace: Los Angeles The Academy Award-winning actress made her film debut in 1993's Cyborg 2 and struggled for several years, appearing in a string of…1998 Olympics Men's Freestyle Skiing
Aerials Points 1 Eric Bergoust, USA 255.64 2 Sebastien Foucras, FRA 248.79 3 Dmitri Dashchinsky, BLR 240.79 Top 10 USA: 5th, Britt Swartley (231.6). Moguls…1998 Freestyle Skiing World Cup Champions
Men Overall Fabrice Becker, FRA Aerials Eric Bergoust, USA Moguls Jonny Moseley, USA Dual Moguls Johann Gregoire, FRA Acroski Ian Edmondson, USA Nation's Cup Canada…2002 Olympics Men's Freestyle Skiing Medalists
Aerials Points 1 Ales Valenta, CZR 257.02 2 Joe Pack, USA 251.64 3 Alexei Grichin, BEL 251.19 Other top 10 USA: 6th, Brian Currutt (245.19); 9th, Jeret Peterson…Trending
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