(Encyclopedia) illustration, any type of picture or decoration used in conjunction with a text to embellish its appearance or to clarify its meaning. Illustration is as old as writing, with both…
(Encyclopedia) Continental Congress, 1774–89, federal legislature of the Thirteen Colonies and later of the United States in the American Revolution and under the Articles of Confederation (see…
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For the best illustrated book; given by the American Library Association. Randolph Caldecott was a 19th-century British illustrator.1938Animals of the Bible, a Picture Book, by Helen Dean Fish,…
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A pendulum clock: Weight-driven clock mechanism
clock, instrument for measuring and indicating time. Predecessors of the clock were the sundial, the hourglass, and the…
Capital: Tallahassee State abbreviation/Postal code: Fla./FL Governor: Rick Scott, R (to Jan. 2019) Lieut. Governor: Carlos López-Cantera, R (to Jan. 2019) Senators: Marco…
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Capital: Oklahoma City State abbreviation/Postal code: Okla./OK Governor: Mary Fallin, R (to Jan. 2019) Lieut. Governor: Todd Lamb, R (to Jan. 2019) Senators: James…
