(Encyclopedia) PříbramPříbrampərzhĭbˈräm [key], town (1991 pop. 36,898), SW Czech Republic, in Bohemia. It is one of the oldest gold- and silver-mining centers of Bohemia, with mine shafts more than…
Thoroughly Bred for Racing A closer look at the real athletes behind horse racing by John Gettings Running in one of the Triple Crown races takes a special kind of athlete, and…
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by Holly Hartman Guess what six-year-old said, "The Rolls is the only sports car I will drive in a Russian blizzard"?…
(Encyclopedia) Mendip Hills, range of hills, c.25 mi (40 km) long, across N Somerset, SW England, extending SE from the vicinity of Hutton to the Frome valley. Primarily limestone, the hills have…
(Encyclopedia) Babbitt metal, an antifriction metal first produced by Isaac Babbitt in 1839. In present-day usage the term is applied to a whole class of silver-white bearing metals, or “white metals…
(Encyclopedia) Tarnowskie GóryTarnowskie Górytärnôfˈskyĕ g&oomacr;ˈrĭ [key], town (1993 est. pop. 77,700), Śląskie prov., S Poland. It is an industrial center where metal goods, mining and…
(Encyclopedia) Sikhote-AlinSikhote-Alinsēkhətĕ-əlyēnˈyə [key], mountain range, c.625 mi (990 km) long, S Russian Far East. It is composed of a series of ridges lying between the Sea of Japan and the…
(Encyclopedia) cytomegaloviruscytomegalovirussīˌtəmĕgˌəlōvīˈrəs [key], member of the herpesvirus family that can cause serious complications in persons with weakened immune systems and infants. A…
(Encyclopedia) Driftless Area, c.13,000 sq mi (33,670 sq km), largely in SW Wis. but extending into SE Minn., NE Iowa, and NW Ill. The continental glacier which covered most surrounding regions did…
