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DK Earth: Atmosphere

DOES THE ATMOSPHERE REMAIN THE SAME FROM EARTH TO SPACE? WHAT IS ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE? FIVE ATMOSPHERE LAYERSOZONE LAYERFIND OUT MOREMost life on Earth depends on the atmosphere, a bubble of gases…

William Reynolds ARCHER, Jr., Congress, TX (1928)

ARCHER, William Reynolds, Jr., a Representative from Texas; born in Houston, Harris County, Tex., March 22, 1928; attended private schools in Houston and Rice University, 1945-1946; B.B.A. and…

Charles DELANO, Congress, MA (1820-1883)

DELANO, Charles, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in New Braintree, Worcester County, Mass., June 24, 1820; moved with his parents to Amherst, Mass., in 1833; attended the common…

Adolph MEYER, Congress, LA (1842-1908)

MEYER, Adolph, a Representative from Louisiana; born in Natchez, Adams County, Miss., October 19, 1842; attended the common schools; matriculated at the University of Virginia at…

Maringá

(Encyclopedia) MaringáMaringámərēng-gäˈ [key], city (1996 pop. 268,878), Paraná state, SE Brazil. It is an agricultural center whose chief products are coffee, corn, beans, rice, wheat, and sugarcane…

Ishikawa

(Encyclopedia) Ishikawa Ishikawa ēshēˈkäwä [key], prefecture, 1,619 sq mi (4,193 sq km), central Honshu, Japan. The…

Pasuruan

(Encyclopedia) Pasuruan or PasoeroeanPasoeroeanboth: päˌs&oomacr;r&oomacr;änˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 152,075), E Java, Indonesia, on Madura Strait. Established by the Dutch in 1707, it…

Pulangi

(Encyclopedia) PulangiPulangip&oomacr;längˈgē [key], river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, rising in the mountains of N Mindanao, the Philippines, and flowing SW to Liguasan Marsh. As the Mindanao River…