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(Encyclopedia) Polykleitos,&sp;Polycletus, or PolyclitusPolyclituspŏlĭklīˈtəs, –klēˈ–, –klī– [key], two Greek sculptors of the school of Argos. Polykleitos, the elder, fl. c.450–c.420 b.c., was a…Shannon
(Encyclopedia) Shannon, principal river of the Republic of Ireland and longest (c.240 mi/390 km) in the British Isles. It rises near Cuilcagh Mt., NW Co. Cavan, and flows S through the Central Plain…Cary, William Sterling
(Encyclopedia) Cary, William Sterling, 1927-2021, American religious leader, b. Plainfield, N.J., Morehouse College (B.A., 1949), Union…Auriemma, Geno
(Encyclopedia) Auriemma, Geno (Luigi Auriemma), 1954–, American basketball coach, b. Montella, Italy, grad. West Chester State College (now West Chester Univ. of Pennsylvania), 1977. After coaching…skull
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Bones of skull skull, the skeletal structure of the head, composed of the facial and cranial bones. The skull houses and protects the brain and most of the chief sense organs;…sperm oil
(Encyclopedia) sperm oil, liquid wax obtained from the sperm whale, or cachalot, and related marine mammals. It flows readily, is clear, and varies in color from pale yellow to brownish yellow.…stargazer
(Encyclopedia) stargazer, common name for any of several species of marine fishes of the family Uranoscopidae, found in southern waters, and having the mouth, nostrils, and eyes set high in the head…Plesiosaurus
(Encyclopedia) PlesiosaurusPlesiosaurusplēˌsēəsôrˈəs [key], genus of extinct predatory marine reptiles that arose in the Triassic period of geologic time and continued into the Jurassic and…Gowon, Yakubu
(Encyclopedia) Gowon, YakubuGowon, Yakubuyäk&oomacr;ˈb&oomacr; gôˈwŏn [key], 1934–, Nigerian head of state. After entering the Nigerian army in 1954, he advanced (1966) to battalion commander…Gottheil, Richard James Horatio
(Encyclopedia) Gottheil, Richard James Horatio, 1862–1936, American Orientalist and Semitic scholar, b. Manchester, England; son of Gustav Gottheil. He taught Semitic languages at Columbia from 1886…Trending
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