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DK Earth: Soil

HOW IS SOIL FORMED? ARE THERE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SOIL? HOW DO LIVING THINGS HELP THE SOIL?SOIL LAYERSFIND OUT MORESoil is one of Earth’s most precious resources. It provides the support and…

Ethan Allen BROWN, Congress, OH (1776-1852)

Senate Years of Service: 1822-1825Party: Democratic Republican; Adams-Clay RepublicanBROWN, Ethan Allen, a Senator from Ohio; born in Darien, Conn., July 4, 1776; pursued academic studies;…

Bridgwater

(Encyclopedia) Bridgwater, town, Somerset, SW England, on the Parrett River estuary. It is a port for seaborne traffic and a market town. Bridgwater is…

cire perdue

(Encyclopedia) cire perduecire perduesēr pĕrdüˈ [key] [Fr.,=lost wax], sculptural process of metal casting that may be used for hollow and solid casting. The sculptor makes a model in plaster or clay…

DK Science: Soil

SOIL TYPESDECOMPOSERSFIND OUT MOREMuch of the solid bedrock of the Earth’s crust is covered in soil. This loose, soft material is a mixture of organic matter and particles of rock, made by…

John Daugherty WHITE, Congress, KY (1849-1920)

WHITE, John Daugherty, (nephew of John White), a Representative from Kentucky; born near Manchester, Clay County, Ky., January 16, 1849; attended a private school until 1865 and Eminence (Ky…

William Adams PALMER, Congress, VT (1781-1860)

Senate Years of Service: 1818-1825Party: Democratic Republican; Adams-Clay RepublicanPALMER, William Adams, a Senator from Vermont; born in Hebron, Conn., September 12, 1781; completed…

David BARTON, Congress, MO (1783-1837)

Senate Years of Service: 1821-1831Party: Democratic Republican; Adams-Clay Republican; Adams Democrat; Anti-JacksonianBARTON, David, a Senator from Missouri; born near Greeneville, N.C. (now…

Samuel BELL, Congress, NH (1770-1850)

Senate Years of Service: 1823-1835Party: Adams-Clay Republican; Adams; Anti-JacksonianBELL, Samuel, (father of James Bell, grandfather of Samuel Newell Bell, and uncle of Charles Henry Bell),…

Garrett Lee WITHERS, Congress, KY (1884-1953)

Senate Years of Service: 1949-1950Party: DemocratWITHERS, Garrett Lee, a Senator and a Representative from Kentucky; born on a farm in Webster County, near Clay, Ky., June 21, 1884; student of…