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(Encyclopedia) crank, mechanical linkage consisting of a bar attached to a pivot at one of its ends in such a way that it is capable of rotating through a complete circle about the pivot. One of the…McDowell, Ephraim
(Encyclopedia) McDowell, EphraimMcDowell, Ephraimməkdoulˈ, –douˈəl [key], 1771–1830, American pioneer surgeon, b. Virginia. He studied with the Scottish surgeon John Bell in Edinburgh and practiced…Agatha, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Agatha, SaintAgatha, Saintăgˈəthə [key], 3d cent., Sicilian virgin, martyred under Roman Emperor Decius. She is mentioned in the Martyrology of Jerome and the Calendar of Carthage in…Notable Female Scientists
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(Encyclopedia) sackbutsackbutsăkˈbət [key], Renaissance name for the slide trombone, probably derived from the old French word sacqueboute, which means “pull-push.” The instrument achieved its…Porcupine, river, Canada
(Encyclopedia) PorcupinePorcupinepôrˈkyəpīnˌ [key], river, 448 mi (721 km) long, rising in the Ogilvie Mts., NW Yukon, Canada. It flows in a great arc NE through the Eagle Plain, then W into Alaska…Angelus, prayer
(Encyclopedia) Angelus [Lat.,=angel], daily prayer of the Roman Catholic Church, said usually three times daily, as announced by a bell, traditionally at six in the morning, at noon, and at six in…Judenburg
(Encyclopedia) JudenburgJudenburgy&oomacr;ˈdənb&oobreve;rkh [key], city (1991 pop. 9,684), Styria prov., S central Austria, on the Mur River. It is an industrial city and winter sports center…Belluno
(Encyclopedia) Belluno Belluno bĕl-l&oomacr;ˈnō [key], city, capital of Belluno prov., Venetia, NE Italy, on the…Marion Bell 1997 Deaths
Marion Bellactress played the lead role of Fiona MacLaren in the original Broadway production of BrigadoonBorn: 1919?Died: 1997Cynthia Belgrave1997 DeathsSir Isaiah BerlinTrending
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