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Conservative party, British political party

(Encyclopedia) Conservative party, British political party, formally the Conservative and Unionist party and a continuation of the historic Tory party. In 1965, Edward Heath became the first…

Pepys, Samuel

(Encyclopedia) Pepys, SamuelPepys, Samuelpēps [key], 1633–1703, English public official, and celebrated diarist, b. London, grad. Magdalene College, Cambridge, 1653. In 1656 he entered the service of…

DK Science: Electricity

AWESOME FORCEINSIDE AN ATOMSTATIC ELECTRICITYCURRENT ELECTRICITYFIND OUT MOREElectricity is not just something you buy in a battery. It is one of the basic ingredients of the Universe. Everything…

Archimedes

(Encyclopedia) ArchimedesArchimedesärkĭmēˈdēz [key], 287–212 b.c., Greek mathematician, physicist, and inventor. He is famous for his work in geometry (on the circle, sphere, cylinder, and parabola…

Baseball Contraction Timeline

Contraction Timeline The Events of 2001-2002 by John Gettings 2001 Oct. 24 A Canadian newspaper, The Windsor Star(Ontario) publishes a report that Major League Baseball…

Timeline: Gays in Pop Culture

Here are some key breakthroughs for gays in television, film, media, and theater. by Jennie Wood Giant footage Rock Hudson…

Baseball Contraction Primer

Labor Pains A guide to Major League Baseball's contraction issue by John Gettings This article was posted in 2001. The decision made by Major League Baseball owners to contract…

P - S

palmA hand-held computer. PCPersonal computer. Generally refers to computers running Windows with a Pentium processor.printed circuit boardPC boardPrinted Circuit board. A board printed or etched…