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Sundials

Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology Physics Laboratory Not until somewhat recently (that is, in terms of human history) did people find a need for knowing the time of day. As…

Using Punctuation

ApostropheBracketsColonCommaDashEllipsesExclamation PointHyphenParenthesesPeriodQuestion MarkQuotation MarksSemicolonSlash (Virgule)See also: Punctuation Matters

Hal Holbrook

(Harold Rowe Holbrook, Jr.)actorBorn: 2/17/1925Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio Insightful actor active in stage, film, and television but best known for developing and touring with a one-man show of…

Halloween

(Encyclopedia) HalloweenHalloweenhălˌəwēnˈ, hälˌ– [key], October 31, the eve of All Saints' Day, observed with traditional games and customs. The word comes from medieval England's All Hallows' eve […

Uccello, Paolo

(Encyclopedia) Uccello, PaoloUccello, Paolopäˈōlō &oomacr;t-chĕlˈlō [key], c.1396–1475, Florentine painter. Uccello was little appreciated in his own time, and much of his work has been destroyed…