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(Encyclopedia) insectivorous plants: see bladderwort; pitcher plant; Venus's-flytrap.carnivorous plants
(Encyclopedia) carnivorous plants: see bladderwort; pitcher plant; Venus's-flytrap.Serena and Venus Williams, 2002 News
power-house professional tennis players, continued to dominate the courts throughout 2002 and propelled women's professional tennis to prime-time status. Serena won three consecutive Grand…Transit of Venus: June 8, 2004
A Twice-in-a-Lifetime Event by Shmuel Ross Related Links Sun, Moon, StarsVenusEncyclopedia: transitOnce in a Blue MoonAstronomyThis feature was written in the summer of 2004. Book a trip to…Pallas, Peter Simon
(Encyclopedia) Pallas, Peter SimonPallas, Peter Simonpāˈtər zēˈmôn päˈläs [key], 1741–1811, German naturalist and explorer. He became (1768) professor at the Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg. In…quadrature
(Encyclopedia) quadrature, in astronomy, arrangement of two celestial bodies at right angles to each other as viewed from a reference point. If the reference point is the earth and the sun is one of…Lairesse, Gerard de
(Encyclopedia) Lairesse, Gerard deLairesse, Gerard degāˈrärt də lārĕsˈ [key], 1641–1711, Flemish painter of allegorical and religious subjects, b. Liège. Most of his life was spent in Holland, where…Great Mother Goddess
(Encyclopedia) Great Mother Goddess, in ancient Middle Eastern religions, mother goddess, the great symbol of the earth's fertility. She was worshiped under many names and attributes. Similar figures…Schiaparelli, Giovanni Virginio
(Encyclopedia) Schiaparelli, Giovanni VirginioSchiaparelli, Giovanni Virginiojōvänˈnē vērjēˈnyō [key]Schiaparelli, Giovanni Virginio skyäpärĕlˈlē [key], 1835–1910, Italian astronomer. He was director…Rubens, Peter Paul
(Encyclopedia) Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577–1640, foremost Flemish painter of the 17th cent., b. Siegen, Westphalia, where his family had gone into exile because of his father's Calvinist beliefs.…Trending
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