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Lively, Dame Penelope

(Encyclopedia) Lively, Dame Penelope, 1933–, English novelist, b. Cairo, Egypt, moved to London at 12 when her parents divorced, grad. Oxford (1954). Her earliest books were children's novels—the…

Smothers Brothers

(Encyclopedia) Smothers Brothers, American comedians, musicians, and TV hosts. Tom (b. February 2, 1937,as Thomas Smothers) and Dick (b. November 20,…

space law

(Encyclopedia) space law, agreements governing the exploration and use of outer space, developed since the first launching (1957) by humans of a satellite into space. Space law, an aspect of…

Prometheus, in astronomy

(Encyclopedia) PrometheusPrometheusprōmēˈthēəs [key], in astronomy, one of the named moons, or natural satellites, of Saturn. Also known as Saturn XVI (or S16), Prometheus is an irregularly shaped (…

Verne, Jules

(Encyclopedia) Verne, JulesVerne, Julesvûrn; zhül vĕrn [key], 1828–1905, French novelist, originator of modern science fiction. After completing his studies at the Nantes lycée, he went to Paris to…

Prepositions

A preposition links a noun, pronoun, or phrase to another part of a sentence. Because many prepositions show direction, some say that "a preposition is anywhere a cat can go."The cat walked across…

DK Science & Technology: Science

WHAT DO SCIENTISTS DO? WHAT IS SCIENTIFIC METHOD? WHY DO SCIENTISTS PERFORM EXPERIMENTS? FIND OUT MOREWhat makes the stars shine? Why is the sky blue? How did life start on Earth? Science explores…

Top 10 Vinyl Albums, 2015

The following table lists the rank, title, artist, and U.S. sales data for the top ten selling vinyl albums of 2015, according to Nielsen Music's year-end report…