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Adam and Eve, Life of
(Encyclopedia) Adam and Eve, Life of, early Jewish work included in the collection known as the Old Testament Pseudepigrapha. It was probably written in Hebrew between 100 b.c. and a.d. 100. Based on…Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Federation of
(Encyclopedia) Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Federation of, SE Africa, 1953–63, composed of the self-governing British colony of Southern Rhodesia and the British protectorates of Northern Rhodesia and…Schism of East and West
(Encyclopedia) Schism of East and West, division between the Orthodox Eastern Church and the Roman Catholic Church. See Christianity; Ferrara-Florence, Council of; Leo IX, Saint; Lyons, Second…Lexington and Concord, battles of
(Encyclopedia) Lexington and Concord, battles of, opening engagements of the American Revolution, Apr. 19, 1775. After the passage (1774) of the Intolerable Acts by the British Parliament, unrest in…Life of Adam and Eve
(Encyclopedia) Life of Adam and Eve: see Adam and Eve, Life of.Museum of Television and Radio
(Encyclopedia) Museum of Television and Radio: see Paley Center for Media.College of Physicians and Surgeons
(Encyclopedia) College of Physicians and Surgeons: see Columbia Univ.polar bear
(Encyclopedia) polar bear, large white bear, Ursus maritimus, formerly Thalarctos maritimus, of the coasts of arctic North America, Asia, and Europe. Polar bears usually live on drifting pack ice,…mammal
(Encyclopedia) mammal, an animal of the highest class of vertebrates, the Mammalia. The female has mammary glands, which secrete milk for the nourishment of the young after birth. In the majority of…London Conference
(Encyclopedia) London Conference, several international conferences held at London, England, in the 19th and 20th cent. The following list includes only the most important of these meetings. At the…Trending
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