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Giacconi, Riccardo
(Encyclopedia)Giacconi, Riccardo, 1931–2018, Italian-American astrophysicist, b. Milan, Italy, Ph.D. Univ. of Milan 1954. He was a researcher at American Science and Engineering Corporation (1959–73), professor...Bonnie and Clyde
(Encyclopedia)Bonnie and Clyde, Bonnie Parker, 1910–34, b. Rowena, Tex., and Clyde Barrow, 1909–34, b. Tellice, Tex., notorious American criminals during the Great Depression. Joining forces in 1932, they trave...Treitschke, Heinrich von
(Encyclopedia)Treitschke, Heinrich von hīnˈrĭkh fən trīchˈkə [key], 1834–96, German historian. A fervid partisan of Prussia, he left Baden at the outbreak of the Austro-Prussian War (1866) and became profe...Q, English author
(Encyclopedia)Q: see Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur Thomas. ...Hotspur
(Encyclopedia)Hotspur: see Percy, Sir Henry.Fleming, Sir Sandford
(Encyclopedia)Fleming, Sir Sandford: see standard time. ...Tadema, Alma
(Encyclopedia)Tadema, Alma: see Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence. ...Kniller, Gottfried von
(Encyclopedia)Kniller, Gottfried von: see Kneller, Sir Godfrey. ...Gresham's law
(Encyclopedia)Gresham's law: see under Gresham, Sir Thomas. ...Jones, Sir Edward Burne-
(Encyclopedia)Jones, Sir Edward Burne-: see Burne-Jones. ...Browse by Subject
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