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Betti, Ugo
(Encyclopedia) Betti, UgoBetti, Ugo&oomacr;ˈgō bətˈtē [key], 1892–1953, Italian dramatist and poet. He was a judge by profession. His earliest published works were two volumes of poetry (1922 and…Potential Disasters
Scientists warn potential disasters threaten the U.S.Are the odds worth the worry? by David Johnson The British government appointed a commission to assess the chances that an…What Do You Know About Mercury?
Mercury is a tiny, hot planet right next to the Sun. What do you know about this diminutive planet with the most craters in all of the Solar System?habeas corpus
(Encyclopedia) habeas corpushabeas corpushāˈbēəs kôrˈpəs [key] [Lat.,=you should have the body], writ directed by a judge to some person who is detaining another, commanding him to bring the body of…Posner, Richard Allen
(Encyclopedia) Posner, Richard AllenPosner, Richard Allenpōzˈnər [key], 1939–, American jurist and author, b. New York City, grad. Yale (A.B., 1959), Harvard Law School (LL.B., 1962). He clerked for…vase
(Encyclopedia) vase, vessel of pottery, glass, metal, stone, wood, or synthetic material. The pottery vase was anciently employed as a container for water (a hydria), wine and other products (an…Puck
Puck was the first new moon discovered by Voyager. It is 96 mi (154 km) in diameter and makes a trip around Uranus every 18 hours. Puck is shaped somewhat like a potato, with a huge impact crater…Murphy, Frank
(Encyclopedia) Murphy, Frank, 1890–1949, American political figure, associate justice of the Supreme Court (1940–49), b. Harbor Beach, Mich. After serving as a U.S. attorney (1919–20) and as a judge…Merryman, ex parte
(Encyclopedia) Merryman, ex parte, case decided in 1861 by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney sitting as a federal circuit judge in Baltimore. John Merryman, a citizen of Maryland, was imprisoned by the U.…Luke, Gospel according to Saint
(Encyclopedia) Luke, Gospel according to Saint, third book of the New Testament. It was composed in the second half of the 1st cent. Since the 2d cent. it and the Acts of the Apostles have been…Trending
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