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Duncan Smith, Iain
(Encyclopedia) Duncan Smith, Iain, 1954–, British political leader, b. Edinburgh. Educated at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, he served in the Scots Guards from 1975 to 1981, leaving the army…ferret
(Encyclopedia) ferret, name for a domesticated polecat, Mustela putorius, common in the Old World. It has been used for centuries to hunt rats, mice, and rabbits. Domestic ferrets are found in many…Boyle, Richard, 1st earl of Cork
(Encyclopedia) Boyle, Richard, 1st earl of Cork, 1566–1643, English settler in Ireland. He first went to Ireland in 1588 and in 1602 purchased for a small sum Sir Walter Raleigh's large landholdings…Cartwright, Rosalind Dymond
(Encyclopedia) Cartwright, Rosalind Dymond, 1922-2021, American sleep researcher, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., as Rosalind Dymond Falk, Univ. of Toronto (B.A…Wade, Benjamin Franklin
(Encyclopedia) Wade, Benjamin Franklin, 1800–1878, U.S. senator from Ohio (1851–69), b. near Springfield, Mass. He moved (1821) to Ohio and studied law. He was successively prosecuting attorney of…Belaúnde Terry, Fernando
(Encyclopedia) Belaúnde Terry, FernandoBelaúnde Terry, Fernandofārnänˈdō bālä&oomacr;nˈdā tāˈrē [key], 1912–2002, president of Peru (1963–68, 1980–85). A successful architect, he served in the…Centralia
(Encyclopedia) Centralia Centralia sĕntrāˈlēə [key]. 1 City (2020 pop. 12,182), Clinton and Marion…Prairie Pothole Region
(Encyclopedia) Prairie Pothole Region, large geographic area of central North America consisting of grass-covered wetlands. Stretching northwest from N Iowa through SW Minnesota, E South Dakota, E…Orbiting Geophysical Observatory
(Encyclopedia) Orbiting Geophysical Observatory (OGO), series of six orbiting observatories (see observatory, orbiting) launched between 1964 and 1969 by the National Aeronautics and Space…Sonderbund
(Encyclopedia) SonderbundSonderbundzônˈdərb&oobreve;nt [key] [Ger.,=separate league], 1845–47, defensive league of seven Roman Catholic cantons of Switzerland; it was formed to protect Catholic…Trending
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