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Stone, Robert
(Encyclopedia)Stone, Robert, 1937–2015, American novelist, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. During his early years he was in the Navy, and later he joined Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters in their drug-enhanced adventures. He...stone
(Encyclopedia)stone, in weights and measures: see English units of measurement. ...Stone Mountain Memorial
(Encyclopedia)Stone Mountain Memorial, memorial to the Confederacy, consisting of the equestrian figures of Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and Jefferson Davis carved on the northern face of Stone Mt., a granite ...Moabite stone
(Encyclopedia)Moabite stone mōˈəbītˌ [key], ancient slab of stone erected in 850 b.c. by King Mesha of Moab; it contains a long inscription commemorating a victory in his revolt against Israel. It was discover...mocha stone
(Encyclopedia)mocha stone: see agate.Palermo stone
(Encyclopedia)Palermo stone, ancient Egyptian stone of black diorite engraved toward the end of the 5th dynasty (2565–2420 b.c.) and containing the earliest extant annals. The stone is only a small fragment of wh...precious stone
(Encyclopedia)precious stone: see gem.philosopher's stone
(Encyclopedia)philosopher's stone: see alchemy. ...turtle stone
(Encyclopedia)turtle stone: see concretion.Rosetta Stone
(Encyclopedia)Rosetta Stone: see under Rosetta. ...Browse by Subject
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