(Encyclopedia) Ness, LochNess, Lochlŏkh [key], lake, 22 mi (35 km) long, Highland, N central Scotland, in the Great Glen. More than 700 ft (213 m) deep and ice free, it is fed by the Oich and other…
Fact Monster'sMenacing Monster Guide by David Johnson Loch Ness Monster For 1,500 years Nessie, the monster of Loch (or lake) Ness, has intrigued—and frightened—the world. In 1933…
Fact Monster'sMenacing Monster Guide by David Johnson Goblins From their birthplace in France, these nasty, hideous cousins of gnomes have spread all over Europe. When they…
Fact Monster'sMenacing Monster Guide by David Johnson Vampires A vampire is a corpse that is not really dead. It arises at night to drink the blood of the living to replenish…
(Encyclopedia) serpent, term sometimes used to designate the larger species of snakes in mythology and folklore, a name often applied to any sinuous, crawling creature, chiefly to a snake. No sea…
Born: 1922Birthplace: Boston, Mass. High resolution-image-scanning radar and sonar—Rines' radar and sonar inventions have been used by the military in the Persian Gulf War. In peacetime they have…
(Encyclopedia) Great Glen or Glen More, valley, 60 mi (97 km) long, Highland, N central Scotland, extending from Moray Firth SW to Loch Linnhe. It was formed by a fault in the earth's surface. Loch…
