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(Encyclopedia) travoistravoistrăvoiˈ [key], device used by Native North Americans of the Great Plains for transporting their tepees and household goods. It consisted of two poles, lashed one on…Pozharski, Dmitri Mikhailovich, Prince
(Encyclopedia) Pozharski, Dmitri Mikhailovich, PrincePozharski, Dmitri Mikhailovich, Princedəmēˈtrē mēkhīˈləvĭch, pəzhärˈskē [key], 1578–1642, Russian hero. During the “Time of Troubles” (1598–1613…Spalding, Gilbert R.
(Encyclopedia) Spalding, Gilbert R., 1811?–1880, American showman, b. Albany co., N.Y. Known as “Doc” because he owned a drug and paint store in the early 1840s, he acquired a circus in the mid-1840s…2000 Finishing Order + Pole
2000 Season No. Event Winner 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Pole 1 GP of Miami M. Papis R. Moreno P. Tracy J. Vasser P. Carpentier G. de Ferran 2 GP of Long Beach…1998 Finishing Order + Pole
1998 Season No. Event Winner 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Pole 1 Miami GP M. Andretti G. Moore A. Zanardi C. Fittipaldi S. Pruett G. Moore 2 Budweiser 500 A…2001 Finishing Order + Pole
2001 Season No. Event Winner 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Pole 1 Monterrey GP C. da Matta G. de Ferran P. Tracy M. Andretti K. Brack K. Brack 2 Toyota GP H.…horse latitudes
(Encyclopedia) horse latitudes, two belts of latitude where winds are light and the weather is hot and dry. They are located mostly over the oceans, at about 30° lat. in each hemisphere, and have a…flux, magnetic
(Encyclopedia) flux, magnetic, in physics, term used to describe the total amount of magnetic field in a given region. The term flux was chosen because the power of a magnet seems to “flow” out of…precession of the equinoxes
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Precession of the equinoxes (the points at which the earth's celestial equator intersects its ecliptic) is due to the slow rotation of the earth's axis around a perpendicular to…magnetism
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Lines of induction around a single bar magnet and between opposite poles of different magnets magnetism, force of attraction or repulsion between various substances, especially…Trending
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