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Bruce, William Speirs
(Encyclopedia)Bruce, William Speirs spĭrz [key], 1867–1921, Scottish explorer and authority on the polar regions. He first went to the Antarctic as ship's surgeon in 1892 and later did survey work in Franz Josef...Australian bear
(Encyclopedia)Australian bear: see koala.ant bear
(Encyclopedia)ant bear: see aardvark.Bryant, Bear
(Encyclopedia)Bryant, Bear (Paul Bryant) brīˈənt [key], 1913–83, American football coach, b. Moro Bottom, Ark. The son of sharecroppers, he became a Southern culture hero through his football successes. After ...Bear Island
(Encyclopedia)Bear Island, Svalbard: see Bjørnøya. ...bear's-breech
(Encyclopedia)bear's-breech: see acanthus.cat bear
(Encyclopedia)cat bear: see panda.Cook, Frederick Albert
(Encyclopedia)Cook, Frederick Albert, 1865–1940, American explorer and physician, b. Sullivan co., N.Y. Cook early became interested in the arctic and accompanied the expedition of Robert E. Peary in 1891–92 as...zone
(Encyclopedia)zone [Gr.,=girdle], in geography, area with a certain physical and/or cultural unity that distinguishes it from other areas. The division of the earth into five climatic zones probably originated (5th...Engel, Marian
(Encyclopedia)Engel, Marian, 1933–85, Canadian novelist. Widely considered one of Canada's major modern writers, she is particularly noted for work reflecting a strongly feminist approach. Engel's best-known nove...Browse by Subject
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