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Legendre, Adrien Marie
(Encyclopedia) Legendre, Adrien MarieLegendre, Adrien MarieädrēăNˈ märēˈ ləzhäNˈdrə [key], 1752–1833, French mathematician. He is noted especially for his work on the theory of numbers, on which he…Sault Sainte Marie Canals
(Encyclopedia) Sault Sainte Marie Canals, two ship canals bypassing the rapids on the St. Marys River between Lake Superior and Lake Huron, at the cities of Sault Ste Marie, Mich. and Ont. The…The Portrait of a Lady
Director: Jane CampionWriter: Laura JonesDirector of Photography: Stuart DryburghEditor: Veronika JenetMusic: Wojiech KilarProduction Designer: Janet PattersonProducers: Monty Montgomery and…Devolution, War of
(Encyclopedia) Devolution, War of, 1667–68, undertaken by Louis XIV for the conquest of the Spanish Netherlands. On her marriage to Louis, Marie Thérèse, daughter of Philip IV of Spain, had renounced…Alfonso VI, king of Portugal
(Encyclopedia) Alfonso VI, 1643–83, king of Portugal (1656–83), son and successor of John IV. Slightly paralyzed and mentally defective, he led a dissolute youth until he came under the influence of…Duchesne, Louis Marie Olivier
(Encyclopedia) Duchesne, Louis Marie OlivierDuchesne, Louis Marie Olivierlwē märēˈ ōlēvyāˈ düshĕnˈ [key], 1843–1922, French Roman Catholic ecclesiastic, educator, church historian, and archaeologist…Mary Quant Biography
Mary Quantfashion designerBorn: 1934 Quant turned the fashion world upside-down with her outrageous styles. She is credited with creating both the mod look of the 1960s, with its futuristic-…Mary Matalin Biography
Mary Matalincommentator, political activistBorn: 8/19/1953Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois Mary Joe Matalin dropped out of Western Illinois University to work in a steel mill in the early 1970s…McBride, Mary Margaret
radio personalityBirthplace: Paris, Mo.Born: 1899Died: 1976Marie and Pierre Curie
Partners in love and science by David Johnson Unable to continue her studies in Poland because universities did not admit women, Maria Sklodowska Curie traveled to Paris in 1891 to…Trending
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