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John Austin MOON, Congress, TN (1855-1921)
MOON John Austin , a Representative from Tennessee; born near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Va., April 22, 1855; moved with his parents to Bristol, Va., in 1857 and then to Chattanooga, Tenn…John Wesley MOON, Congress, MI (1836-1898)
MOON John Wesley , a Representative from Michigan; born near Ypsilanti, Wayne County, Mich., January 18, 1836; attended the common schools; moved to northern Michigan in 1854 and engaged in the…Reuben Osborne MOON, Congress, PA (1847-1919)
MOON Reuben Osborne , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Jobstown, Burlington County, N.J., July 22, 1847; attended the common schools and was graduated from the National School of…Stephens, James
(Encyclopedia) Stephens, James, 1882–1950, Irish poet and fiction writer, b. Dublin. One of the leading figures of the Irish literary renaissance, Stephens is best known for his fanciful and highly…Adams, John Couch
(Encyclopedia) Adams, John Couch, 1819–92, English astronomer, grad. St. John's College, Cambridge, 1843. By mathematical calculation based on irregularities in the motion of Uranus, he predicted the…Service, Robert William
(Encyclopedia) Service, Robert William, 1874–1958, Canadian poet and novelist, b. England, educated at the Univ. of Glasgow. He went to Canada in 1897 and held odd jobs in British Columbia and at…sky
(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…Poisson, Siméon Denis
(Encyclopedia) Poisson, Siméon DenisPoisson, Siméon DenissēmāôNˈ dənēˈ pwäsôNˈ [key], 1781–1840, French mathematician and physicist. From 1802 he taught at the École polytechnique, Paris, and was…Babbitt, Natalie
(Encyclopedia) Babbitt, Natalie, 1932–2016, American children's book author and illustrator, b. Dayton, Ohio, as Natalie Zane Moore, grad. Smith College, 1954. She illustrated The Forty-Ninth…Odum, Howard Washington
(Encyclopedia) Odum, Howard WashingtonOdum, Howard Washingtonōˈdəm [key], 1884–1954, American sociologist, b. Bethlehem, Ga., grad. Emory College, 1904, Ph.D. Clark Univ., 1909, and Ph.D. Columbia,…Trending
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