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Newcomen, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Newcomen, ThomasNewcomen, Thomasny&oomacr;ˈkəmən, ny&oomacr;kŭmˈən [key], 1663–1729, English inventor of an early atmospheric steam engine (c.1711). It was an improvement over…

Clairaut, Alexis Claude

(Encyclopedia) Clairaut, Alexis ClaudeClairaut, Alexis Claudeälĕksĕsˈ klōd klĕrōˈ [key], 1713–65, French mathematician. He assisted P. L. M. de Maupertuis in measuring (1736) a degree of an arc of a…

Hogg, James

(Encyclopedia) Hogg, James, 1770–1835, Scottish poet, called the Ettrick Shepherd. Sir Walter Scott established Hogg's literary reputation by including some of his poems in Border Minstrelsy. Hogg's…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 10, 1804

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 9, 1804June 11, 1804June 10, 1804 June 10th Sunday 1804 Some rain last night we set out early Saw a number of Goslings this morning,…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: July 1, 1804

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 30, 1804July 2, 1804July 1, 1804 July 1st 1804, last night one of the Sentinals Chang'd either a man or Beast, which run off, all prepared…

1966 Grammy Awards

Record of the Year“Strangers in the Night,” Frank SinatraAlbum of the YearSinatra: A Man and His Music, Frank Sinatra (Reprise)Song of the Year“Michelle,” John Lennon and Paul McCartney,…