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Transantarctic Mountains
(Encyclopedia) Transantarctic Mountains, mountain chain stretching across Antarctica from Victoria Land to Coats Land; separating the E Antarctic and W Antarctic subcontinents. Mt. Markham (14,275 ft…Filene, Edward Albert
(Encyclopedia) Filene, Edward AlbertFilene, Edward Albertfīlēnˈ, fĭl– [key], 1860–1937, American merchant, b. Salem, Mass. As president of the Boston firm of William Filene's Sons he pioneered in…Millett, Kate
(Encyclopedia) Millett, Kate (Katharine Murray Millett), 1934–2017, American feminist author and activist, b. St. Paul, Minn., B.A. Univ. of Minn., 1956, M.A. Oxford, 1958, Ph.D. Columbia, 1968. Her…rustication
(Encyclopedia) rusticationrusticationrŭstĭkāˈshən [key], in building construction, method of creating textures upon masonry wall surfaces, chiefly upon those of stone, by projecting the blocks beyond…Oz, Amos
(Encyclopedia) Oz, Amos, 1939–2018, Israeli writer, b. Jerusalem as Amos Klausner. As a teenager he changed his name to Oz [Heb.,=strength]. A former kibbutz member, Israeli soldier, and…continent
(Encyclopedia) continent, largest unit of landmasses on the earth. The continents include Eurasia (conventionally regarded as two continents, Europe and Asia), Africa, North America, South America,…Tornado Safety
The Question: Where are safe places to go during a tornado? My mom says the southeast corner of the basement. But what about people with no basement? The Answer…Beaubourg
(Encyclopedia) BeaubourgBeaubourgbōb&oobreve;rˈ [key], popular name for the Georges Pompidou National Center for Art and CultureGeorges Pompidou National Center for Art and Culturezhôrzh pôNpēd…Chauncey Judd: David Wooster's
Alarm in Judd's Meadow Wooster's Well David Wooster's As David had predicted, he and his comrades were received at his father's with cordiality. Mr. Wooster was that morning engaged…Anatomy and
Physiology: Vessels To and Fro
Vessels To and FroAnatomy and
PhysiologyCardiovascular and Lymphatic CirculationVessels To and FroHere, There, EverywhereGoing Their Separate WaysOh, the Pressure!Drainage System
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