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Percy Bysshe Shelley: Ugolino

by Percy Bysshe Shelley Fragment: Adapted from the Vit...SonnetUgolino (Published by Medwin, "Life of Shelley", 1847, with Shelley's corrections in italics [''].—ED.) Inferno 33, 22-75…

spring, in geology

(Encyclopedia) spring, in geology, natural flow of water from the ground or from rocks, representing an outlet for the water that has accumulated in permeable rock strata underground. Some of the…

Erie, Lake

(Encyclopedia) Erie, Lake, 9,940 sq mi (25,745 sq km), 241 mi (388 km) long and from 30 to 57 mi (48–92 km) wide, bordered on the N by S Ont., Canada, on the E by W N.Y., on the S by NW Pa. and N…

Caspian Sea

(Encyclopedia) Caspian SeaCaspian Seakăsˈpēən [key], Lat. Mare Caspium or Mare Hyrcanium, salt lake, c.144,000 sq mi (373,000 sq km), between Europe and Asia; the largest lake in the world. It is…

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370

Confirmation that the plane went down leaves many questions unanswered. The missing Malaysia 9M-MRO aircraft Photo Credit: Laurent ERRERA Related Links…

Pentagon History

World's largest office building has distinctive past by David Johnson The Defense Post Office handles 1,200,000 pieces of mail each month. Related Links American…

Superior, Lake

(Encyclopedia) Superior, Lake, largest freshwater lake in the world, 31,820 sq mi (82,414 sq km), 350 mi (563 km) long and 160 mi (257 km) at its greatest width, bordered on the W by NE Minnesota, on…

Entertainment News from November 2000

1NBC cancels Deadline, a high-profile drama about a crusading columnist played by Oliver Platt. The journalism drama starred several film actors, including Platt, Hope Davis, Lili Taylor, and…