(Encyclopedia) Leakey, Mary Douglas, 1913–96, British archaeologist, b. London as Mary Douglas Nicol; wife of Louis Leakey and mother of Richard Leakey. She had little formal education, but a…
(Encyclopedia) Shackleton, Sir Ernest Henry, 1874–1922, British antarctic explorer, b. Ireland. The first of his voyages to Antarctica was made as a member of the expedition (1901–4) of Robert F.…
(Encyclopedia) Woodhull, Victoria (Claflin), 1838–1927, and Tennessee Claflin, 1846–1923, American journalists and lecturers, b. Ohio, sisters noted for their beauty and wildly eccentric behavior. As…
A Guide to Middle-earth Important locations in the history of Middle-earth by Laura Hayes The World RELATED LINKS Middle-earth TimelineJ. R. R. TolkienWho's Who in…
Warning: Don’t crack open these books if you’re eager for a good night’s sleep. These page-turners are impossible to put down! Bernie Magruder seriesby Phyllis Reynolds NaylorBernie Magruder, who…
Elia Kazan—Genius or Informant? Half a century after McCarthyism, the Academy Award-winning director is again under fire for naming names by Rachael Stark Fifty years after the blacklisting of…
The Shark Hall of Fame The biggest, smallest, scariest, coolest . . . by Holly Hartman Scariest Great White (Carcharodon carcharias) Made famous by the movie Jaws, the great white…
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Curved Space
Theories of the Universe Cracks in a Newtonian World Faster Than a Speeding Light Wave It All Depends on Your Position The Relative Nature of Space and Time Geological Time…
