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Lawrence, Sir Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Lawrence, Sir Thomas, 1769–1830, English portrait painter, b. Bristol. He began to draw when very young and developed extraordinary talents as a draftsman; though he studied briefly at…

Nicholas II, czar of Russia

(Encyclopedia) Nicholas II, 1868–1918, last czar of Russia (1894–1917), son of Alexander III and Maria Feodorovna. Discontent at home grew, the army tired of war, the food situation deteriorated,…

Orlov, Aleksey Grigoryevich, Count

(Encyclopedia) Orlov, Aleksey Grigoryevich, CountOrlov, Aleksey Grigoryevich, Countəlyĭksyāˈ grĭgôrˈyəvĭch, ərlôfˈ [key], 1737–1808, Russian nobleman; brother of Grigori G. Orlov. He and his brother…

Speed, John

(Encyclopedia) Speed, John, 1552?–1629, English historian and cartographer. He abandoned his trade as a tailor to engage in mapmaking. Many of his maps of parts of England and Wales were published in…

Earth's Seasons

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Science News

From BBC News Science & Technology Newsround's new RSS feeds - update your feedsNewsround's RSS feeds have changed, so you'll need to update your feed reader to keep up to date!Animals…

Roald Dahl

British writerBorn: 9/13/1916Birthplace: Llandaff, Wales One of the most popular children's book authors of all time, Dahl began his career writing adult horror stories and magazine articles,…

Australian Alps

(Encyclopedia) Australian Alps, chain of mountain ranges, SE Australia, in the state of Victoria and New South Wales, making up the southern part of the Eastern Highlands and forming the watershed…

Neath

(Encyclopedia) NeathNeathnēth [key], Welsh Castell-nedd, town (1981 pop. 48,687), Neath Port Talbot, S Wales, on the Neath River. Neath is both a market and an industrial town. Metallurgy and a…