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Jacobus Van CortlandtStephen Van CortlandtCornelius VanderbiltWilliam Henry VanderbiltSir William Cornelius Van HorneKiliaen Van RensselaerMartha Van RensselaerMatthew VassarThorstein VeblenFrancis…

Weather: The Take on Temperature

The Take on TemperatureWeatherMeasuring the AtmosphereThe Take on TemperatureIs the Pressure Getting to You?The Wind in the WillowsIt's Not the Heat, It's the HumidityMeasuring the RainPlacing the…

Rostov-na-Donu

(Encyclopedia) Rostov-na-DonuRostov-na-DonuRus. [key]Rostov-na-Donurəstôfˈ- [key]Rostov-na-Donu– [key]Rostov-na-Donunə-dən&oomacr;ˈ [key] or Rostov on the DonRostov on the Donrŏˈstŏv, Rus.…

Bahamas, The

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments Date of Information: 5/14/2012 Governor Gen. Arthur FOULKES Prime Min. Perry CHRISTIE Dep. Prime Min.…

Scipio Africanus Major

(Encyclopedia) Scipio Africanus Major (Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus)Scipio Africanus Majorsĭpˈēō [key]Scipio Africanus Majorăfrĭkāˈnəs [key], 236–183 b.c., Roman general, the conqueror of…

Tanaïs

(Encyclopedia) Tanaïs: see Don, river, Russia; Azov, city.

Mack, Connie

(Encyclopedia) Mack, Connie (Cornelius McGillicuddy), 1862–1956, American baseball player and manager, b. East Brookfield, Mass. He was a star catcher for the Washington Senators (1886–89) and the…

Sheehan, Neil

(Encyclopedia) Sheehan, Neil (Cornelius Mahoney Sheehan), 1936-2021, American journalist, b. Holyoke, Ma. Sheehan was hired by United Press…

Overbeck, Johann Friedrich

(Encyclopedia) Overbeck, Johann FriedrichOverbeck, Johann Friedrichyōˈhän frēˈdrĭkh oˈvərbĕk [key], 1789–1869, German religious painter. Expelled from the Vienna Academy because of his opposition to…

Byrd, Robert Carlyle

(Encyclopedia) Byrd, Robert Carlyle, 1917–2010, U.S. senator from West Virginia (1959–2010), b. North Wilkesboro, N.C., as Cornelius Calvin Sale, Jr. A Democrat, he served (1947–52) in the West…