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Lines of induction around a single bar magnet and between opposite poles of different magnets
magnetism, force of attraction or repulsion between various substances, especially…
(Encyclopedia) BonaparteBonapartebōˈnəpärt [key], Ital. BuonaparteBonapartebwōnäpärˈtā [key], family name of Napoleon I, emperor of the French.
Of the second generation of the family the most…
U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: Geography People History Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Beninese Relations GEOGRAPHYBenin, a narrow, north-south strip of land in West Africa,…
U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-C.A.R. Relations PEOPLEThere are more than 80 ethnic…
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Internal-combustion engines: In the four-stroke reciprocating engine (above), a mixture of fuel and air is taken into the chamber on the down-stroke of the piston, is compressed…
(Encyclopedia) War of 1812, armed conflict between the United States and Great Britain, 1812–15. It followed a period of great stress between the two nations as a result of the treatment of neutral…
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Supreme Court Justices(including dates on bench)
Chief Justices
John Jay
1789–95
John Rutledge
1795
Oliver Ellsworth
1796–1800
John Marshall
1801–35
Roger B. Taney
1836–64…
(Encyclopedia) children's literature, writing whose primary audience is children.
See also children's book illustration.
The contributions and innovations of the 19th cent. continued into the 20th…
Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from New York
Member Name Birth-Death ABZUG, Bella Savitzky 1920-1998 ACKERMAN, Gary Leonard 1942- ADAMS, Charles Henry 1824-1902…
