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Surratt, Mary Eugenia
(Encyclopedia) Surratt, Mary EugeniaSurratt, Mary Eugeniasərătˈ [key], 1820–65, alleged conspirator in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, hanged on July 7, 1865. A widow (her maiden name was…Fielding, Henry
(Encyclopedia) Fielding, Henry, 1707–54, English novelist and dramatist. Born of a distinguished family, he was educated at Eton and studied law at Leiden. Settling in London in 1729, he began…fermentation
(Encyclopedia) fermentation, process by which the living cell is able to obtain energy through the breakdown of glucose and other simple sugar molecules without requiring oxygen. Fermentation is…Gell-Mann, Murray
(Encyclopedia) Gell-Mann, MurrayGell-Mann, Murraygĕlˈ-män [key], 1929–2019, American theoretical physicist, b. New York City, grad. Yale 1948, Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1951. He…Cárdenas, Lázaro
(Encyclopedia) Cárdenas, LázaroCárdenas, Lázaroläˈsärō [key]Cárdenas, Lázaro kärˈdānäs [key], 1895–1970, president of Mexico (1934–40). He joined the revolutionary forces in 1913 and rose to become a…Anatomy and
Physiology: Now with a Self-Repairing Option!
Now with a Self-Repairing Option!Anatomy and
PhysiologyThe BonesThe Parts of a BoneThat's the Long and Short of ItThe More Things Change …Now with a Self-Repairing Option!
One of the things I…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: May 8, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark May 7, 1806May 9, 1806May 8, 1806 Thursday May 8th 1806. Most of the hunters turned out by light this morning a few others remained without our…Christina Rossetti: The Offering of the New Law, the One Oblation Once Offered
The Offering of the New Law, the One Oblation Once Offered1863Once I thought to sit so high In the Palace of the sky; Now, I thank God for His Grace, If I may fill the lowest place.Once I…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: April 22, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark April 21, 1805April 23, 1805April 22, 1805 Monday April 22cd 1805. Set out at an early hour this morning; proceeded pretty well untill breakfat…molding
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Moldings molding, in architecture, furniture, and decorative objects, a surface or group of surfaces of projecting or receding contours. A molding may serve as a defining…Trending
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