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  • 1988) was an American geneticist who was one of three major pioneers in the ... he retired in 1955 and moved from the University of Chicago to the University ...
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  • scientific principles and Aristotelian logic of the twelfth century to scholars ... Neckam wrote religious works on a variety of subjects, most of which ...
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  • history. He joined the Green Bay Packers out of the University of Alabama in ... Hutson was a dominant factor in the evolution of offense in pro football ...
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  • Before the nineteenth century, none of the mathematical concepts as ... == History of the infinitesimal == The first mathematician to make ...
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  • Microbiology is the study of microorganisms (microbes), which are ... at All Things Small]. 'University of Wisconsin-Madison. Retrieved February ...
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  • was an English Egyptologist and a pioneer of systematic methodology in archaeology ... several occasions, and living the last years of his life in Jerusalem. He was ...
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  • state holidays, commemorating the Battles of Lexington and Concord, and ... The day is observed by re-enactments of the battles and the famous ...
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  • especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the ... The parliamentary system was the first form of representative government ...
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  • inspired novels and plays reveal his views of the universal truths in human ... worldwide. An thought provoking aspect of his literary legacy is that ...
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  • Gagaku (literally "elegant music") is a type of Japanese ... and gagaku was performed in the homes of the aristocracy, but rarely ...
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  • to the Partisan Review and member of the group known as "The ... in 1926. After teaching at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and at Hunter ...
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  • Joseph Smith III (1832-1914) was the eldest surviving son of Joseph ... father was arrested partially as a result of the events in the so-called ...
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  • migratory bird, Ectopistes migratorius, of the Columbidae family, that ... century, the species went from being one of the most abundant birds in ...
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  • a professor at what is now Columbia University in 1826, he was the first ... he took the name Lorenzo Da Ponte, the name of the bishop of Ceneda who administered ...
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  • World monkeys comprising the genus Alouatta of the primate family Atelidae ... Primate Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Retrieved June ...
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  • sphere is an imaginary rotating sphere of gigantic radius, concentric ... models, the celestial sphere was thought of as a physical reality rather ...
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  • , as a practice, is the academic study of books as physical, cultural ... A bibliography, the product of the practice of bibliography, is a ...
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  • organization dedicated to the public purpose of furthering access to the world ... eContent provider, in 2002 and owns 100% of the shares of OCLC PICA, a ...
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  • soldier, geologist and the second director of United States Geological Survey ... an American soldier, geologist, and explorer of the American West. He earned ...
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  • communications, and economic center of Burundi. Bujumbura is the capital ... WI: Land Tenure Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison. OCLC 19368406. ...
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