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(Encyclopedia) sky, apparent dome over the earth, background of the clouds, sun, moon, and stars. The blue color of the clear daytime sky results from the selective scattering of light rays by the…Puget, Pierre
(Encyclopedia) Puget, PierrePuget, Pierrepyĕr püzhāˈ [key], 1622–94, French painter and sculptor. At 17 he went on foot to Italy, where he worked for Pietro da Cortona on the ceilings of the…1956 Men's Olympic Track & Field Medalists
Event Time 100m Bobby Morrow, USA 10.5 Thane Baker, USA 10.5 Hector Hogan, AUS 10.6 200m Bobby Morrow, USA 20.6 OR Andrew…Guinea-Bissau
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissaugĭnˈē- [key]Guinea-Bissaubĭsˌsouˈ [key], officially Republic of Guinea-Bissau, republic (2015 est. pop. 1,771,000), 13,948 sq mi (36,125 sq km), W…1996 Beach Volleyball Medalists
Men: 1. Karch Kiraly & Kent Steffes, USA def. 2. Mike Dodd & Mike Whitmarsh, USA (12-8, 12-5); 3. John Child & Mark Heese, CAN def. Joao Brenha & Miguel Maia, POR (12-5, 12-8).…Heilongjiang
(Encyclopedia) Heilongjiang or Heilungkiang Heilongjiang both: hāˈl&oobreve;ngˈjyängˈ…Notable Artists
Painters, sculptors, and photographers Read the brief and informative biographies of notable artists, from Pablo Picasso and Mary Cassatt to Vincent Van Gogh and Georgia O'Keeffe…globe
(Encyclopedia) globe, spherical map of the earth (terrestrial globe) or the sky (celestial globe). The terrestrial globe provides the only graphic representation of the areas of the earth without…Cumberland Gap
(Encyclopedia) Cumberland Gap, natural passage through the Cumberland Mts., near the point where Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee meet. The gap was formed by the erosive action of a stream that once…Golden Legend, The
(Encyclopedia) Golden Legend, The, collection of saints' lives written in the 13th cent. by Jacobus da Varagine. Originally entitled Legenda sanctorum [readings in the lives of the saints], it soon…Trending
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