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(Encyclopedia) computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), a form of automation where computers communicate work instructions directly to the manufacturing machinery. The technology evolved from the…Duane, William John
(Encyclopedia) Duane, William John, 1780–1865, U.S. Secretary of Treasury (June–Sept., 1833), b. Clonmel, Ireland. He emigrated (1796) to Philadelphia with his father, William Duane (1760–1835), and…Hankou
(Encyclopedia) HankouHankouhänˈkōˈ [key] or HankowHankouhăngˈkouˈ [key], former city, since 1950 part of the Wuhan conurbation, E Hubei prov., China. Built on an alluvial plain on the left banks of…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: August 8, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark August 7, 1806August 9, 1806August 8, 1806 Friday August 8th 1806. Beleiving from the recent appearances about the fire which we past last…Previous #1 Winners of the Best American Beach Award
Name Location 1. Fleming Beach Park Maui, Hawaii 2. Caladesi Island State Park…shell
(Encyclopedia) shell, in zoology, hard outer covering secreted by an animal for protection. It is also called the test, crust, or carapace. The term usually refers to the calcareous shells of the…Keeshond
(Encyclopedia) KeeshondKeeshondkāsˈhŏnd [key] (pl. Keeshonden), breed of medium-sized nonsporting dog raised in Holland for several hundred years and introduced into England in the year 1900. It…Jessup, Philip Caryl
(Encyclopedia) Jessup, Philip Caryl, 1897–1986, American authority on international law, b. New York City, grad. Hamilton College, 1919, LL.B. Yale, 1924, Ph.D. Columbia, 1927. He was admitted (1925…lychee
(Encyclopedia) lycheelycheelēˈchē [key], Chinese tree (Litchi chinensis) of the family Sapindaceae (soapberry family), having a small, aromatic, pulpy fruit with a large seed within a thin, rough…necrotizing fasciitis
(Encyclopedia) necrotizing fasciitis, a quickly progressing infection of the skin that spreads along the fascia, the tissue that covers the muscles. (Necrotizing infections that spread along the…Trending
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