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Helmholtz, Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von
(Encyclopedia) Helmholtz, Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand vonHelmholtz, Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand vonhĕrˈmän l&oomacr;tˈvĭkh fĕrˈdēnänt fən hĕlmˈhôlts [key], 1821–94, German scientist. Although known…Bishop, John Michael
(Encyclopedia) Bishop, John Michael, 1936–, American biologist, b. York, Penn., M.D. Harvard, 1962. He worked (1964–68) as a researcher at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., before…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Lines To A Gentleman,
by Robert Burns Scots' Prologue For Mr. SutherlandElegy On Willie Nicol's MareLines To A Gentleman, Who had sent the Poet a Newspaper, and offered to continue it free of Expense…Hiram Warren JOHNSON, Congress, CA (1866-1945)
Senate Years of Service: 1917-1945 Party: Republican JOHNSON Hiram Warren , a Senator from California; born in Sacramento, Calif., September 2, 1866; attended the public schools and the University…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Epistle To William Simson
by Robert Burns Second Epistle To J. LapraikPostcriptEpistle To William Simson Schoolmaster, Ochiltree.-May, 1785 I gat your letter, winsome Willie; Wi' gratefu' heart I…Adler, Stella
(Encyclopedia) Adler, StellaAdler, Stellaădˈlər [key], 1901–92, American actress, director, and acting teacher, b. New York City. The daughter of Jacob and Sarah Adler, stars in New York's Yiddish…Robert Smith WALKER, Congress, PA (1942)
WALKER Robert Smith , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Bradford, McKean County, Pa., December 23, 1942; graduated from Penn Manor High School, Millersville, Pa., 1960; attended the…Harrington, James
(Encyclopedia) Harrington, James, 1611–77, English political writer. His Commonwealth of Oceana (1656) pictured a utopian society in which political authority rested entirely with the landed gentry.…Monmouth, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Monmouth, city (1990 pop. 9,489), seat of Warren co., W Ill.; inc. 1852. Located in a farm area, it is a trade center with a packing plant. Manufactures include pottery, farm tools,…Hastings, Warren
(Encyclopedia) Hastings, Warren, 1732–1818, first governor-general of British India. Employed (1750) as a clerk by the East India Company, he soon became manager of a trading post in Bengal. When…Trending
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