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(Encyclopedia) Iztapalapa or Ixtapalapa Iztapalapa both: ēstäpäläˈpä [key], city, Federal…Vladimir II
(Encyclopedia) Vladimir II (Vladimir Monomakh) or Volodymyr II, 1053–1125, grand duke of Kiev (1113–25); son of Vsevolod I, prince of Pereyaslavl and grand duke of Kiev (ruled 1078–93). On his father…Hammerstein, Oscar, 2d
(Encyclopedia) Hammerstein, Oscar, 2d, 1895–1960, American lyricist and librettist, b. New York City, grad. Columbia, 1916; grandson of Oscar Hammerstein. His first success was Wildflower (1923),…low-temperature physics
(Encyclopedia) low-temperature physics, science concerned with the production and maintenance of temperatures much below normal, down to almost absolute zero, and with various phenomena that occur…mudskipper
(Encyclopedia) mudskipper, name for fish of several genera in the subfamily Oxudercinae of the goby family, found in coastal waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans and on the Atlantic coast of…Paul of Aegina
(Encyclopedia) Paul of AeginaPaul of Aeginaējīˈnə [key], 7th cent.?, Greek physician. His only extant work is a medical history in seven books; it was translated into English, with a commentary by…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: March 11, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark March 10, 1806March 12, 1806March 11, 1806 Tuesday March 11th 1806. Early this morning Sergt. Pryor arrived with a small canoe loaded with fish…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, November 21, 1805
Day 1021 Day 1023 Clark, November 21, 1805 Thursday November 21st 1805 a cloudy morning most of the Chinnooks leave our Camp and return home, great numbers of the dark brant passing to the…Moncton
(Encyclopedia) MonctonMonctonmŭngkˈtən [key], city (1991 pop. 57,010), SE N.B., Canada, on the Petitcodiac River. Although its rail repair yards were closed in 1988, it is an air and rail…Hart, Lorenz Milton
(Encyclopedia) Hart, Lorenz Milton, 1895–1943, American lyricist, b. New York City, studied at Columbia. Hart began collaborating with Richard Rodgers in 1919; their initial success was The Garrick…Trending
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