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Dubos, René Jules

(Encyclopedia) Dubos, René JulesDubos, René Julesrənāˈ zhül dübōˈ [key], 1901–82, American bacteriologist, b. France, Ph.D. Rutgers, 1927. He joined the Rockefeller Institute (now Rockefeller Univ.)…

Pakenham, Sir Edward Michael

(Encyclopedia) Pakenham, Sir Edward MichaelPakenham, Sir Edward Michaelpăkˈənəm [key], 1778–1815, British general. He entered the army in 1794 and served in the wars against Napoleon I, emperor of…

azurite

(Encyclopedia) azuriteazuriteăzhˈərīt [key], blue mineral, the basic carbonate of copper, occurring in monoclinic crystals or masses that range from transparent to translucent and opaque. It is…

Guillaume, Charles Édouard

(Encyclopedia) Guillaume, Charles ÉdouardGuillaume, Charles Édouardshärl ādwärˈ gēyōmˈ [key], 1861–1938, Swiss physicist and metrologist, Ph.D. Zürich Polytechnic (now the Federal Institute of…

Irving, Washington

(Encyclopedia) Irving, Washington, 1783–1859, American author and diplomat, b. New York City. Irving was one of the first Americans to be recognized abroad as a man of letters, and he was a literary…

Aquitaine

(Encyclopedia) AquitaineAquitaineăkˈwĭtān, äkētĕnˈ [key], Lat. Aquitania, former duchy and kingdom in SW France. Julius Caesar conquered the Aquitani, an Iberian people of SW Gaul, in 56 b.c. The…

A Guide to New Nations

Fledgling countries that have emerged since the 1990s by David Johnson NEW NATIONS Former Soviet Union Baltic Region: EstoniaLatviaLithuania Eastern Europe:…

Nat's New Year

Nat's New Year“I don't expect to hear from Emil yet, and Nat writes regularly, but where is Dan? Only two or three postals since he went. Such an energetic fellow as he is could buy up all…

A Healthy New Year

From yoga to Tae-Bo, new exercises for the resolution-minded by Mike Morrison Group fitness training, circa 1939. The new fitness trends give participants the chance to work out their minds as…

Indonesia's New President

Surprising Upset in Archipelago's First Free Elections By Ricco Villanueva Siasoco This article was posted on October 20, 1999 Newly-elected President Abdurrahman Wahid clasps the hand of rival…