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Mitchell, Joni

(Encyclopedia) Mitchell, Joni, 1943–, Canadian-American songwriter, singer, guitarist, poet, and painter, b. MacLeod (now Fort Macleod), Alta., as…

Lumet, Sidney

(Encyclopedia) Lumet, SidneyLumet, Sidneyl&oomacr;-mĕtˈ [key], 1924–2011, one of the great American film directors of the 20th cent., b. Philadelphia. A child actor in New York's Yiddish radio…

Xenophon

(Encyclopedia) XenophonXenophonzĕnˈəfən [key], c.430 b.c.–c.355 b.c., Greek historian, b. Athens. He was one of the well-to-do young disciples of Socrates before leaving Athens to join the Greek…

Chemistry: Adding Variety to Our Menu

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Chemistry: Avogadro's Law and the Ideal Gas Law

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Chemistry: Writing Complete Equations

Writing Complete EquationsChemistryChemical EquationsLet's Make Chili!Getting Our IngredientsHow Much of Each Ingredient Do We Need?Writing Complete EquationsAdding Variety to Our MenuPredicting…

Geometry: Hyperbolic Geometry: Saddle Up!

Hyperbolic Geometry: Saddle Up!GeometryWhose Geometry Is It Anyway?Non-Euclidean GeometryHyperbolic Geometry: Saddle Up!Spherical GeometryTaxi-Cab GeometryMax GeometryHow Many Shapes Can a Circle…

The 1998 Emmy Awards

50th Emmy Awards: Drama Acting Nomineesprev | lead roles | supporting roles | guest stars | nextOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesAndre BraugherHomicide: Life on the StreetDavid…

Guevara, Che

(Encyclopedia) Guevara, Che (Ernesto Guevara)Guevara, Chechā gāväˈrä, ārnĕsˈtō [key], 1928–67, Cuban revolutionary and political leader, b. Argentina. Trained as a physician at the Univ. of Buenos…

Howe, William Howe, 5th Viscount

(Encyclopedia) Howe, William Howe, 5th Viscount, 1729–1814, English general in the American Revolution; younger brother of Admiral Richard Howe. He took up a military career, and in the last of the…