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Geometry: Whose Geometry Is It Anyway?

Whose Geometry Is It Anyway?GeometryWhose Geometry Is It Anyway?Non-Euclidean GeometryHyperbolic Geometry: Saddle Up!Spherical GeometryTaxi-Cab GeometryMax GeometryHow Many Shapes Can a Circle Have…

Rothko, Mark

(Encyclopedia) Rothko, MarkRothko, Markrŏthˈkō [key], 1903–70, American painter, b. Dvinsk, Russia (now Daugavpils, Latvia), as Marcus Rotkovitch. His family immigrated to the United States in 1913.…

Brewer's: Mawworm

A vulgar copy of Dr. Cantwell, the hypocrite, in The Hypocrite, by Isaac Bickerstaff. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894MaxMawther A B C D E F G H I J…

1900 Olympics Swimming Medalists

Event   Time 220yd Free Frederick Lane, AUS 2:25.2   Zoltán Halmay, HUN 2:31.4   Karl Ruberl, AUT 2:32.0 1000m Free John Jarvis, GBR 13:40.2   Otto Wahle…

Brewer's: Agatha

Daughter of Cuno, the ranger, in love with Max, to whom she is to be married, provided he carries off the prize in the annual trial-shot. She is in danger of being shot by Max unwittingly…

Brewer's: Maximum

and Minimum. The greatest and the least amount; as, the maximum profits or exports, and the minimum profits or exports; the maximum and minimum price of corn during the year. The terms are…

Top Selling Mac Software, 2010

// Cite   Here is a list of the best selling Mac software in 2010. /**/ Rank Software Title Publisher 1. Adobe Acrobat for Mac Adobe 2. Microsoft Office for Mac Microsoft…

Hispanic American Scientists

// Cite Ellen Ochoa Luis Walter Alvarez, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Franklin Chang-Dìaz, astronaut Mario Molina, Nobel Prize-winning chemist Carlos Noriega, astronaut Ellen…

Hispanic American Writers

// Cite Sandra Cisneros Isabel Allende, writer Julia Alvarez, writer Rudolfo Anaya, writer Sandra Cisneros, writer Oscar Hijuelos, writer Maria Hinojosa, journalist Geraldo…