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LA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Lanthanides The series of f-block elements between lanthanum and hafnium. laser Acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: February 27, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark February 26, 1806February 28, 1806February 27, 1806 Thursday February 27th 1806. Reubin Fields returned this evening and had not killed anything…Brewer's: Dove
—i.e. the diver-bird; perhaps so called from its habit of ducking the head. So also columba (the Latin for dove) is the Greek kolumbis (a diver). Dove (The). The dove, in Christian…Brewer's: Animals sacred to special Deities
DeityAnimalsTo Apollothe wolf, the griffon, and the crowto Bacchusthe dragon and the pantherto Dianathe stagto Æsculapiusthe serpentto Herculesthe deerto Isisthe heiferto Jupiterthe…Brewer's: Ape
The buf foon ape, in Dryden's poem called The Hind and the Panther, means the Free-thinkers. Next her [the bear ] the buffoonape, as atheists use, Mimicked all sects, and had his own to…Edmonton Oilers 1999 Roster By Statistics
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(Encyclopedia) Michael the Brave, d. 1601, prince of Walachia (1593–1601), of Transylvania (1599–1600), and of Moldavia (1600). Michael was one of Romania's greatest medieval rulers, as well as a…Ivan the Great
(Encyclopedia) Ivan the Great: see Ivan III.Ivan the Terrible
(Encyclopedia) Ivan the Terrible: see Ivan IV.Jack the Ripper
(Encyclopedia) Jack the Ripper, name given to an unidentified late-19th-century murderer in London, England; also known as the Whitechapel Murderer and Leather Apron. From Aug. to Nov., 1888, he was…Trending
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