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Munk, Walter Heinrich
(Encyclopedia) Munk, Walter Heinrich, 1917–2019, American oceanographer and geophysicist, b. Vienna (then in Austria-Hungary), B.S. California Institute of Technology, 1939, Ph.D Univ. of California…Davies of Hereford, John
(Encyclopedia) Davies of Hereford, JohnDavies of Hereford, Johndāˈvĭs [key], 1565?–1618, English poet. He settled in London about 1600 after spending several years as a writing master at Oxford. His…Geology of the Grand Canyon: The Physical Geology Of The Grand Cañon District. By Clarence E. Dutton.
THE PHYSICAL GEOLOGY OF THE GRAND CAñON DISTRICT. By Clarence E. Dutton.ContentsCHAPTER I. THE PLATEAU PROVINCE.CHAPTER II. GEOGRAPHY OF THE GRAND CAíON DISTRICT.CHAPTER III. THE TERRACES.…Kochanowski, Jan
(Encyclopedia) Kochanowski, JanKochanowski, Janyän kôkhänôfˈskē [key], 1530–84, esteemed as the greatest poet of the Polish Renaissance. Kochanowski assimilated the poetic traditions of Italy and…Campeche, city, Mexico
(Encyclopedia) Campeche, city, capital of Campeche state, SE Mexico, on the Yucatán peninsula. It is fortified and surrounded by 18th-century walls.…Vladimir
(Encyclopedia) VladimirVladimirvlədyēˈmĭr [key], city (1989 pop. 350,000), capital of Vladimir region, W central European Russia, on the Klyazma River. A rail junction, it has industries producing…Ferdinand, czar of Bulgaria
(Encyclopedia) Ferdinand, 1861–1948, czar of Bulgaria (1908–18), after being ruling prince (1887–1908). A grandnephew of Ernest I of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, he was chosen prince of Bulgaria after the…Baruch, book of the Septuagint and of the Apocrypha
(Encyclopedia) Baruch, early Jewish book included in the Septuagint, but not included in the Hebrew Bible and placed in the Apocrypha in the Authorized Version. It is named for a Jewish prince Baruch…Joshua, book of the Bible
(Encyclopedia) JoshuaJoshuajŏshˈ&oomacr;ə [key], book of the Bible. It is the first book of the Deuteronomic history (Joshua–2 Kings), in which the theological outlook of the Book of Deuteronomy…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: November 18, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark November 17, 1805November 19, 1805November 18, 1805 Novr. 18th Monday 1805 a little Cloudy this morning I set out at day light with 10 men…Trending
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