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Ray, John
(Encyclopedia)Ray or Wray, John, 1627–1705, English naturalist. He was extremely influential in laying the foundations of systematic biology. With his pupil Francis Willughby, he planned a complete classification...Ray, Satyajit
(Encyclopedia)Ray, Satyajit sätyäˈjĭt rī, rā [key], 1921–92, Indian film director, b. Calcutta (now Kolkata). His subtle, austere, and delicately lyrical films made him one of the outstanding filmmakers of ...Röntgen ray
(Encyclopedia)Röntgen ray: see X ray.early man
(Encyclopedia)early man: see human evolution.Heidelberg man
(Encyclopedia)Heidelberg man: see Homo erectus. ...Java man
(Encyclopedia)Java man: see Homo erectus.Neandertal man
(Encyclopedia)Neandertal man: see Neanderthal man. ...Neanderthal man
(Encyclopedia)Neanderthal man –tôlˌ [key], a species of Homo, the genus to which contemporary humans belong, known as H. neandertalensis after Neanderthal (now Neandertal), Germany, the valley where the first s...man, prehistoric
(Encyclopedia)man, prehistoric, or early man: see human evolution. ...medicine man
(Encyclopedia)medicine man, among Native Americans and other traditional peoples as far back as Paleolithic times, a person believed to possess supernatural healing powers. Like the shaman the medicine man was a sp...Browse by Subject
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