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(Encyclopedia) pilot, person responsible for safe navigation of a ship or airplane. A ship's pilot is an individual possessing local knowledge of coastal waters. Usually licensed by public authority…Drebbel, Cornelis Jacobszoon
(Encyclopedia) Drebbel, Cornelis JacobszoonDrebbel, Cornelis Jacobszoonkôrnāˈlĭs yäˈkôpsōn drĕbˈəl [key], 1572–1634, Dutch inventor, physicist, and mechanician. His major inventions were an…Besançon
(Encyclopedia) Besançon Besançon bəzäNsôNˈ [key], city, capital of Doubs dept., E France, in Franche-Comté, on…Remizov, Aleksey Mikhailovich
(Encyclopedia) Remizov, Aleksey MikhailovichRemizov, Aleksey Mikhailovichəlyĭksyāˈ mēkhīˈləvĭch rĕˈmēzəf [key], 1877–1957, Russian novelist, short-story writer, and painter. Remizov's emphasis on…Forlì
(Encyclopedia) Forlì Forlì fōrlēˈ [key], city, capital of Forlì prov., Emilia-Romagna, N central…Black Forest
(Encyclopedia) Black Forest, Ger. Schwarzwald, mountain range, SW Germany, extending 90 mi (145 km) between the Rhine and Neckar rivers. Feldberg is the highest (4,898 ft/1,493 m) peak. The range is…Can You Power an Electric Clock with...Lemons?!
This video demonstrates an electric clock being powered by a large group of lemons wired together to form a natural battery. Viewers are challenged to think about the chemical reactions necessary to…Basie, Count
(Encyclopedia) Basie, Count (William Basie)Basie, Countbāˈsē [key], 1904–84, American jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer, b. Red Bank, N.J. After working in dance halls and vaudeville in New York…Auxerre
(Encyclopedia) Auxerre Auxerre ōsĕrˈ [key], town, capital of Yonne dept., N central France, in Burgundy, on the Yonne River. A commercial and industrial center, it has a…bougainvillea
(Encyclopedia) bougainvillea or bougainvillaeabougainvillaeaboth: b&oomacr;ˌgənvĭlˈēə [key] [for L. A. de Bougainville], any plant of the genus Bougainvillea of the family Nyctaginaceae (four-o'…Trending
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