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Casimir II

(Encyclopedia) Casimir II, 1138–94, duke of Poland (1177–94), youngest son of Boleslaus III. A member of the Piast dynasty, he drove his brother Mieszko III from power at Kraków in 1177 and became…

Catherine II

(Encyclopedia) Catherine II or Catherine the Great, 1729–96, czarina of Russia (1762–96). Catherine increased the power and prestige of Russia by skillful diplomacy and by extending Russia's…

Biographies: Notable Chess Players

Notable Chess Players Gary Kasparov See also Deep Blue, Chess Computer The Turk Wolfgang von Kempelen People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Biographies…

Timeline: Russian Culture, Part III

Part III: The Golden Age       1756 1801 1852 1900 Next: Soviet Period       1756 Czarina Elizabeth allies Russia with France; cult of French…

Mathematicians

Related Links Numbers and FormulasConversions and Equivalents Search for more scientists and other notable figures Jump to a category: Mathematicians Statisticians…

Survivor II: The Australian Outback

The sophomore effort of reality TV's hit television show by Beth Rowen This article was posted on January 25, 2001. The cast of Survivor II. (Source:CBS) Related Links Survivor II CastHistory…

<i>Survivor II</i> Predictions

Who did you think would win the million dollars? by Gerry Brown These Predictions Were Made in the Spring of 2001. Tennessee mom Tina Wesson is one of three players remaining on Survivor: The…

On Constitutional Conventions—Part II

On Constitutional Conventions—Part IIby Antifederalists sought a second constitutional convention immediately after conclusion of the first. This essay by "AN OLD WHIG", is from either The…

Anne Bradstreet: Another II

Another II As loving hind that (hartless) wants her deer, Scuds through the woods and fern with hark'ning ear, Perplext, in every bush and nook doth pry, Her dearest deer, might answer ear…

Sonnets by William Shakespeare: II

Sonnet I Sonnet III II When forty winters shall besiege thy brow, And dig deep trenches in thy beauty's field, Thy youth's proud livery so gazed on now, Will be a tatter'd weed of small…