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panpipes

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Panpipes panpipes,&sp;Pandean pipesPandean pipespăndēˈən [key], or syrinxsyrinxsĭrˈĭngks [key], musical wind instrument, consisting of graduated tubes closed at one end and…

Cabral, Amilcar

(Encyclopedia) Cabral, Amilcar Cabral, Amilcar amēlˈkär kəbräl [key], 1924–73, revolutionary leader of Guinea-Bissau.…

Mauclerc, Pierre

(Encyclopedia) Mauclerc, Pierre: see Peter I, duke of Brittany.

Intermediate-Level Science Projects: What Materials Make the Best Crystals?

What Materials Make the Best Crystals?Intermediate-Level Science ProjectsChemistryCan You Be a Human Battery?What Materials Make the Best Crystals? Growing crystals isn't difficult, and it makes a…

Passenger Planes: Boeing 707

by David Noland Boeing 707-120 Specs Length: 144 ft, 6 in. Wingspan: 130 ft, 10 in. Max weight: 248,000 lbs Cruise speed: 600 mph Range: 3,000 mi…

Passenger Planes: Boeing 747

by David Noland Boeing 747-100 Specs Length: 232 ft Wingspan: 196 ft Gross weight: 710,000 lbs Cruising speed: 640 mph Range: 6,000 mi Ceiling: 45…

Fairies

Perhaps you think of Pinocchio's Blue Fairy, the Good Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz, or Peter Pan's Tinkerbell when you imagine a fairy. But in fact, fairies don't like to…

Classical Mythology: The Fairy Tale World: Giants, Ogres, and Monsters

The Fairy Tale World: Giants, Ogres, and MonstersClassical MythologyFriends, Fairies, and Fairy Tale MonstersFrom Dusk to Dawn: The Sisters of HeliusThe Good-Time God: PanThe Fairy Tale World: Giants…

Simon

(Encyclopedia) Simon, in the Bible. 1 One of the Maccabees. 2 or Simon Peter: see Peter, Saint. 3 See Simon, Saint. 4 Kinsman of Jesus. 5 Leper of Bethany in whose house a woman anointed Jesus' feet…

Warner, William

(Encyclopedia) Warner, William, 1558?–1609, English poet. A lawyer educated at Oxford, he wrote Pan his Syrinx (1584), translated Plautus's Menaechmi (1595), and gained a reputation with Albion's…