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111Sarah Josepha Hale — Sarah Josepha Hale, 1831, by James Reid Lambdin Born October 24, 1788 Newport, New Hampshire Died April 30, 1879(1879 04 30) (aged …
112Africa — /af ri keuh/, n. 1. a continent S of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian oceans. 551,000,000; ab. 11,700,000 sq. mi. (30,303,000 sq. km). adj. 2. African. * * * I Second largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea,… …
113tennis — /ten is/, n. a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half. Cf. lawn tennis. See illus. under racket2.… …
114Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… …
115encyclopaedia — Reference work that contains information on all branches of knowledge or that treats a particular branch of knowledge comprehensively. It is self contained and explains subjects in greater detail than a dictionary. It differs from an almanac in… …
116publishing, history of — Introduction an account of the selection, preparation, and marketing of printed matter from its origins in ancient times to the present. The activity has grown from small beginnings into a vast and complex industry responsible for the… …
117UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, country in N. America. This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction Colonial Era, 1654–1776 Early National Period, 1776–1820 German Jewish Period, 1820–1880 East European Jewish Period,… …
118Stargate Project — The Stargate Project [related projects included Sun Streak, Grill Flame, Center Lane by DIA and INSCOM, and SCANATE by CIA] was the umbrella code name of one of several sub projects established by the U.S. Federal Government to investigate the… …
119Italian literature — is literature written in the Italian language, particularly within Italy. It may also refer to literature written by Italians or in Italy in other languages spoken in Italy, often languages that are closely related to modern Italian. Early… …
120Elias Loomis — Infobox Scientist name = Elias Loomis box width = image width = 150px caption = Elias Loomis (1811 1889) birth date = August 7, 1811 birth place = Willington, Connecticut, United States death date = August 15, 1889 death place = New Haven,… …
