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How Big is a Time Zone?

The Question: How far apart are each of the time zones? The Answer: The answer to your question depends on where you are. The world's time zones were created by…

espalier

(Encyclopedia) espalierespalierĕspălˈyər [key], trellis or lattice used in horticulture for training a tree or vine flat against a wall, either for ornament or to fit it into a small space, allowing…

frijole

(Encyclopedia) frijolefrijolefrēhōˈlē [key] [Span. fríjol ], in Mexico and the Spanish-American countries, any cultivated bean of the genus Phaseolus. The term frijole refers to the small, flat,…

Namib-Naukluft National Park

(Encyclopedia) Namib-Naukluft National Park, 19,216 sq mi (49,768 sq km), W Namibia, encompassing parts of the Namib Desert and the Naukluft mountain range. It was established in 1979 when the Namib…

abacus, in architecture

(Encyclopedia) abacusabacusăbˈəkəs [key], in architecture, flat slab forming the top member of a capital. In classical orders it varies from a square form having unmolded sides in the Greek Doric, to…

Kildare

(Encyclopedia) Kildare, county (1991 pop. 122,656), 654 sq mi (1,694 sq km), E central Republic of Ireland. The county seat is Kildare. The region is a flat plain, containing the greater portion of…

relief

(Encyclopedia) relief, in sculpture, three-dimensional projection from a flat background. In alto-relievo, or high relief, the protrusion is great; basso-relievo, or bas-relief, protrudes only…

Samuel June BARROWS, Congress, MA (1845-1909)

BARROWS, Samuel June, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in New York City May 26, 1845; after attending primary school was graduated from the Harvard Divinity School in the fall of 1871…

David CROCKETT, Congress, TN (1786-1836)

CROCKETT, David, (father of John Wesley Crockett), a Representative from Tennessee; born at the confluence of Limestone Creek and Nolichuckey River in the State of Franklin, present day Greene…