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Brown, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Brown, Robert, 1773–1858, Scottish botanist and botanical explorer. In 1801 he went as a naturalist on one of Matthew Flinders's expeditions to Australia, returning (1805) to England…

Beaune

(Encyclopedia) Beaune Beaune bōn [key], town, Côte-d'Or dept., E France, in Burgundy. It is a noted…

intermolecular forces

(Encyclopedia) intermolecular forces, forces that are exerted by molecules on each other and that, in general, affect the macroscopic properties of the material of which the molecules are a part.…

Leiden

(Encyclopedia) Leiden or LeydenLeydenboth: līˈdən [key], city (1994 pop. 114,892), South Holland prov., W Netherlands, on the Old Rhine (Oude Rijn) River. Manufactures include medical equipment,…

Jacksonville, Fla.

Mayor: Alvin Brown (to June 2015)2010 census population (rank): 821,784 (11); Male: 398,294 (48.5%); Female: 423,490 (51.5%); White: 488,473 (59.4%); Black: 252,421 (30.7%); American Indian and…

DK History: Scientific Revolution

WHO WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO SEE GERMS? WHO DISCOVERED HOW BLOOD CIRCULATES? WHO WERE THE FIRST CHEMISTS? REFLECTING TELESCOPE BIOGRAPHY: ROBERT BOYLE 1627–1691 FIND OUT MOREThe 18th century was a…

Shelley Winters

(Shirley Schrift)actressBorn: 8/18/1920Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri This one-time roommate of Marilyn Monroe went on to carve out her own considerable niche in Hollywood. Winters won two best…

George Woodward GREENE, Congress, NY (1831-1895)

GREENE, George Woodward, a Representative from New York; born in Mount Hope, Orange County, N.Y., July 4, 1831; pursued classical studies and was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania…

William BUTLER, Congress, SC (1790-1850)

BUTLER, William, (son of William Butler [1759-1821], brother of Andrew Pickens Butler, and father of Matthew Calbraith Butler), a Representative from South Carolina; born in the Edgefield…