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Census of Marine Life
(Encyclopedia) Census of Marine Life, an international program (2001–2010) to assess and explain the diversity, distribution, and abundance of living organisms in the oceans. A project involving more…Henan
(Encyclopedia) Henan or Honan Henan both: h&oobreve;ˈnänˈ [key], province, c.65,000 sq mi (168,350 sq km), NE…O'Sullivan Dam
(Encyclopedia) O'Sullivan Dam, Wash.: see Columbia basin project.Ocean Drilling Program
(Encyclopedia) Ocean Drilling Program: see under Deep Sea Drilling Project.Gilbert, Cass
(Encyclopedia) Gilbert, Cass, 1859–1934, American architect, b. Zanesville, Ohio, studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and in Europe. In 1880 he entered the employ of McKim, Mead, and…Integrated Ocean Drilling Program
(Encyclopedia) Integrated Ocean Drilling Program: see under Deep Sea Drilling Project.Mather, John Cromwell
(Encyclopedia) Mather, John Cromwell, 1946–, American astrophysicist, b. Roanoke, Va., Ph.D. Univ. of California, Berkeley, 1974. He has been a researcher at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in…Madeira, river, Bolivia and Brazil
(Encyclopedia) MadeiraMadeiramədāˈrə [key], river, c.2,100 mi (3,380 km) long, formed by the junction of the Beni and Mamoré rivers on the Bolivia-Brazil border. It flows north along the border for c…Twin Falls
(Encyclopedia) Twin Falls, city (1990 pop. 27,591), seat of Twin Falls co., S Idaho, in the Snake River valley; inc. 1905. The city began as a center of a private irrigation project, which is…skyscraper
(Encyclopedia) skyscraper, modern building of great height, constructed on a steel skeleton. The form originated in the United States. By convention, a skyscraper is a building that is used…Trending
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