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Chamberlin, Guy
(Encyclopedia) Chamberlin, Guy (Berlin Guy “Champ” Chamberlin), 1894–1967, American football coach and player, b. Blue Springs, Neb., grad. Univ. of Nebraska, 1916. Chamberlin was one of the greatest…archery
(Encyclopedia) archery, sport of shooting with bow and arrow, an important military and hunting skill before the introduction of gunpowder. England's Charles II fostered archery as sport,…Lycurgus, founder of the Spartan constitution
(Encyclopedia) LycurgusLycurguslīkûrˈgəs [key], traditional name of the founder of the Spartan constitution. The earliest mention of him is in Herodotus. Nothing is known of his life—when he lived or…Arrow, Kenneth Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Arrow, Kenneth Joseph, 1921–2017, American economist, b. New York City, grad. City College of New York (B.S. 1940), Columbia (M.A. 1941, Ph.D. 1951). He was on the faculties of the…Theories of the Universe: The Relative Nature of Space and Time
The Relative Nature of Space and TimeTheories of the UniverseCracks in a Newtonian WorldFaster Than a Speeding Light WaveIt All Depends on Your PositionThe Relative Nature of Space and TimeGeological…Eight, the
(Encyclopedia) Eight, the, group of American artists in New York City, formed in 1908 to exhibit paintings. They were men of widely different tendencies, held together mainly by their common…Tigard, OR, Housing Statistics
Tuscola county michigan dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics SubjectNumberPercent SCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school15,594100.0Nursery school,…Vincent of Beauvais
(Encyclopedia) Vincent of BeauvaisVincent of Beauvaisbōvāˈ [key], c.1190–c.1264, French Dominican friar. He was the author of three of the four parts of the Speculum majus, of great value as a…Smith, Dean Edwards
(Encyclopedia) Smith, Dean Edwards, 1931–2015, American college basketball coach, b. Emporia, Kans. After playing basketball at the Univ. of Kansas (grad. 1953), Smith joined (1954) the Air Force and…Natural Disasters
Wildfires are an important part of growth cycles, but during periods of drought they can rage out of control. It's unfortunate, but many of the natural processes that keep the Earth moving can…Trending
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