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MacLeod, Sir George
(Encyclopedia) MacLeod, Sir GeorgeMacLeod, Sir Georgeməkloudˈ [key], 1895–1991, Scottish clergyman. He was educated at Oxford and, after serving in World War I, was ordained a Church of Scotland…Noel-Baker, Philip John Noel-Baker, Baron
(Encyclopedia) Noel-Baker, Philip John Noel-Baker, Baron, 1889–1982, British statesman, b. Philip John Baker. After helping to draft (1919) the Covenant of the League of Nations, he served (1929–31,…Crewe, Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st marquess of
(Encyclopedia) Crewe, Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st marquess ofCrewe, Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st marquess ofkr&oomacr;ˌmĭlzˈ [key], 1858–1945, British statesman. He…Florey, Howard Walter Florey, Baron
(Encyclopedia) Florey, Howard Walter Florey, Baron, 1898–1968, British pathologist, b. Australia. He was educated at Adelaide Univ. and at Cambridge and Oxford and returned to Oxford as professor of…Wrangell Island
(Encyclopedia) Wrangell IslandWrangell Islandrăngˈgəl [key], 30 mi (48 km) long and 5 to 14 mi (8.1–22.5 km) wide, off SE Alaska in the Alexander Archipelago, south of the mouth of the Stikine River…Adrian, Edgar Douglas Adrian, Baron
(Encyclopedia) Adrian, Edgar Douglas Adrian, Baron, 1889–1977, English physiologist, M.D. Trinity College, Cambridge, 1915. He was research professor (1929–37) of the Royal Society and professor of…Whipped
Director/Writer:Peter CohenDestination Films; 85 minutes; RRelease:9/00Cast:Amanda Peet, Brian Van Holt, Jonathan Abrahams An insecure and schoolboyish approach to relationships is evident…induction, in logic
(Encyclopedia) induction, in logic, a form of argument in which the premises give grounds for the conclusion but do not necessitate it. Induction is contrasted with deduction, in which true premises…Bukharin, Nikolai Ivanovich
(Encyclopedia) Bukharin, Nikolai IvanovichBukharin, Nikolai Ivanovichnyĭkəlīˈ ēväˈnəvĭch b&oomacr;khäˈrēn [key], 1888–1938, Russian Communist leader and theoretician. A member of the Bolshevik…Rupp, Adolph Frederick
(Encyclopedia) Rupp, Adolph Frederick, 1901–77, American college basketball coach, b. Halstead, Kans. He attended the Univ. of Kansas (grad. 1923), and began coaching at the Univ. of Kentucky in 1930…Trending
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