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Davidson, George
(Encyclopedia) Davidson, George, 1825–1911, American geographer and astronomer, b. England. From 1845 to 1895 he was on the staff of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. He charted (1850–60) the U.S.…Nash, Ogden
(Encyclopedia) Nash, Ogden, 1902–71, American poet, b. Rye, N.Y., studied at Harvard. He was popular for a wide assortment of witty and immensely quotable doggerel verses, ranging from urbane satire…Fry, Christopher
(Encyclopedia) Fry, Christopher, 1907–2005, English dramatist, b. Bristol as Christopher Fry Harris. Like his friend and mentor, T. S. Eliot, he was one of the few 20th-century dramatists to write…Brewer's: Adonais
Adona′is(4 syl.). The song about Adonis; Shelley's elegy on Keats is so called. See Bion's Lament for Adonis. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894AdoniesAdonai A…Dumont d'Urville, Jules Sébastien César
(Encyclopedia) Dumont d'Urville, Jules Sébastien CésarDumont d'Urville, Jules Sébastien Césarzhül sābästyăNˈ sāzärˈ dümôNˈ dürvēlˈ [key], 1790–1842, French navigator. While on duty (1819–20) in the E…Mílos, island, Greece
(Encyclopedia) MílosMílosmēˈlôs [key] or MiloMilomēˈlō, mīˈ– [key], mountainous island (1991 pop. 4,390), 58 sq mi (150 sq km), SE Greece, in the Aegean Sea; one of the Cyclades. The main town is…Hansen, James Edward
(Encyclopedia) Hansen, James Edward, 1941–, American astrophysicist and climatologist, b. Denison, Iowa, Ph.D. Univ. of Iowa, 1967. In 1967 he joined the Goddard Institute for Space Studies, and…Graf, Steffi
(Encyclopedia) Graf, SteffiGraf, Steffigräf, grăf [key], 1969–, German tennis player. A powerful baseliner, she drew international attention by winning the 1984 Olympic demonstration event. Graf won…bellflower, in botany
(Encyclopedia) bellflower or bluebell, name commonly used as a comprehensive term for members of the Campanulaceae, a family of chiefly herbaceous annuals or perennials of wide distribution,…Classical Mythology: First of the Red-Hot Lovers: Aphrodite
First of the Red-Hot Lovers: AphroditeClassical MythologyThe A Team: Olympians AllFirst in War, First in Peace: AthenaThree's a Crowd: The Olympian Love TriangleFirst of the Red-Hot Lovers:…Trending
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