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(Encyclopedia) ruby, precious stone, the transparent red variety of corundum, found chiefly in Myanmar, Thailand, and Sri Lanka and classified among the most valuable of gems. The Myanmarese stones…Keeler, Ruby
(Ethel Hilde Keeler) actress, dancerBirthplace: Halifax, N.S., CanadaBorn: 1910Died: 1993Brewer's: Rubi
One of the Cherubim or “Spirits of Knowledge,” who was present when Eve walked in Paradise. He felt the most intense interest in her, and longed, as the race increased, to find one of her…Brewer's: Ruby
The King of Ceylon has the finest ruby ever seen. “It is a span long, as thick as a man's arm, and without a flaw.” Kublai-Khan offered the value of a city for it, but the king answered…Ruby Bridges Biography
civil rights activistBorn: Sept. 8, 1954 Birthplace: Tylertown, Miss. Born on Sept. 8, 1954 in Tylertown, Miss., Ruby Nell Bridges moved with her family to New…A Price Above Rubies
Writer/Director:Boaz YakinDirector of Photography:Adam HolenderEditor:Arthur CoburnMusic:Lesley BarberProduction Designer:Dan LeighProducers:Lawrence Bender and John PenottiMiramax Films; R;…Ruby Dee Biography
Ruby Dee(Ruby Ann Wallace)actressBorn: 10/27/1924Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio Emmy Award-winning stage, film and television actress whose Broadway and Off-Broadway performances include A Raisin in…rose
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Pasture rose, Rosa carolina rose, common name for some members of the Rosaceae, a large family of herbs, shrubs, and trees distributed over most of the earth, and for plants of…Rose, Gustav
(Encyclopedia) Rose, GustavRose, Gustavg&oobreve;sˈtäf rōˈzə [key], 1798–1873, German mineralogist. He served as professor at the Univ. of Berlin from 1839. Noted especially as a crystallographer…Ralph Waldo Emerson: Rubies
RubiesThey brought me rubies from the mine, And held them to the sun; I said, they are drops of frozen wine From Eden's vats that run. I looked again,—I thought them hearts Of friends…Trending
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