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Younghusband, Sir Francis Edward
(Encyclopedia) Younghusband, Sir Francis Edward, 1863–1942, British explorer, b. India. He explored Manchuria in 1886. The following year he journeyed from China to India, crossing the Gobi desert…Abbey, Edward Paul
(Encyclopedia) Abbey, Edward Paul, 1927–1989, American writer and environmentalist, b. Indiana, Pa., grad. Univ. of New Mexico (B.A. 1951, M.A. 1956). An ardent, sometimes abrasive advocate for the…White Sands
(Encyclopedia) White Sands, uninhabited desert area, S central N.Mex. It is a center for U.S. military-weapons research and testing. On July 16, 1945, the first atomic bomb was exploded at Holloman…Piura
(Encyclopedia) PiuraPiurapy&oomacr;ˈrä [key], city (1993 pop. 199,484), capital of Piura dept., NW Peru, in the irrigated Piura valley of the Peruvian coastal desert. It is the commercial center…pheromones
(Encyclopedia) pheromones, any of a variety of substances, secreted by many animal species, that alter the behavior of individuals of the same species. Sex attractant pheromones, secreted by a male…phlox
(Encyclopedia) phlox, common name for plants of the genus Phlox and for members of the Polemoniaceae, a family of herbs (and some shrubs and vines) found chiefly in the W United States. The family…Romberg, Sigmund
(Encyclopedia) Romberg, SigmundRomberg, Sigmundrŏmˈbûrg [key], 1887–1951, Hungarian-American composer, educated in Vienna. He came to the United States in 1909, played in restaurant and café…Rajasthan
(Encyclopedia) RajasthanRajasthanräˈjəstän [key], state (2001 provisional pop. 56,473,122), 132,150 sq mi (342,269 sq km), NW India, bordered on the west by Pakistan. The capital is Jaipur; other…Mongolia, region, Asia
(Encyclopedia) MongoliaMongoliamŏn-gōˈlēə, mŏng– [key], Asian region (c.906,000 sq mi/2,346,540 sq km), bordered roughly by Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China, on the west; the Manchurian…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Impromptu On General Dumourier's Desertion From The French Republican Army
by Robert Burns Grace Before And After MeatThe Last Time I Came O'er The MoorImpromptu On General Dumourier's Desertion From The French Republican Army You're welcome to Despots,…Trending
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