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Ratas, Jüri
(Encyclopedia) Ratas, Jüri, 1978–, Estonian political leader. A member of the Center party, a populist party with strong support among ethnic Russians, Ratas was mayor of Talinn (2005–7), before…Parsons, Talcott
(Encyclopedia) Parsons, Talcott, 1902–79, American sociologist, b. Colorado Springs, Colo., educated at Amherst College (B.A., 1924), London School of Economics, and Univ. of Heidelberg (Ph.D., 1927…avalanche
(Encyclopedia) avalanche, rapidly descending large mass of snow, ice, soil, rock, or mixtures of these materials, sliding or falling in response to the force of gravity. Avalanches, which are natural…ophthalmoscope
(Encyclopedia) ophthalmoscopeophthalmoscopeŏfthălˈməskōpˌ [key], instrument used for examining the inner structure of the eye. The device was invented by the German physiologist H. L. F. von…Ostrovsky, Aleksandr Nikolayevich
(Encyclopedia) Ostrovsky, Aleksandr NikolayevichOstrovsky, Aleksandr Nikolayevichəlyĭksänˈdər nyĭkəlīˈyəvĭch əstrôfˈskē [key], 1823–86, Russian dramatist. Ostrovsky's first play, The Bankrupt (1847;…Nullarbor Plain
(Encyclopedia) Nullarbor Plain [Lat.,=no trees], vast, barren limestone plateau, c.100,000 sq mi (260,000 sq km), S Australia, extending from the Great Victoria Desert (N) to the Great Australian…Texas A&M University
(Encyclopedia) Texas A&M University, main campus at College Station; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1871 as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, opened 1876…Vostok, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Vostok, LakeVostok, Lakeväˈstôk [key], c.3,900 sq mi (10,000 sq km), c.155 mi (250 km) long and 30 mi (50 km) at its greatest width, in East Antartica beneath the remote Vostok…Enghien, Louis Antoine Henri de Bourbon-Condé, duc d'
(Encyclopedia) Enghien, Louis Antoine Henri de Bourbon-Condé, duc d'Enghien, Louis Antoine Henri de Bourbon-Condé, duc d'lwē äNtwänˈ äNrēˈ də b&oobreve;rbôNˈ-kôNdāˈ dük däNgyăNˈ [key], 1772–1804…European Atomic Energy Community
(Encyclopedia) European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom or EAEC), economic organization that came into being as the 3d treaty organization of what has become the European Union; established by the…Trending
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