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Babylonia

(Encyclopedia) BabyloniaBabyloniabăbĭlōˈnēə [key], ancient empire of Mesopotamia. The name is sometimes given to the whole civilization of S Mesopotamia, including the states established by the city…

postal service

(Encyclopedia) postal service, arrangements made by a government for the transmission of letters, packages, and periodicals, and for related services. Early courier systems for government use were…

Roundup of Recent Science Discoveries, 2002

—Holly HartmanMystery Skull In July 2002, an international team led by French paleontologist Michel Brunet announced the discovery of a humanlike skull that may be up to seven million years old,…

Movies and Film: Surfing the "New Wave"

Surfing the "New Wave"Movies and FilmFrench Film HistoryIt's Art, Stupid!A Century of Cinematic SplendorBefore the WarSurfing the "New Wave"The Eighties and NinetiesTen Fabulous French Films The…

Tennessee

Capital: Nashville State abbreviation/Postal code: Tenn./TN Governor: Bill Haslam, R (to Jan. 2019) Lieut. Governor: Ron Ramsey, R (…

Russian language

(Encyclopedia) Russian language, also called Great Russian, member of the East Slavic group of the Slavic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Slavic languages). The principal…

Kievan Rus

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Kievan Rus (c.1000) Kievan RusKievan Ruskēˈĕfən [key], medieval state of the Eastern Slavs. It was the earliest predecessor of modern Ukraine and Russia. Flourishing from the…

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Alvar AaltoIorwith Wilbur AbelSir Patrick AbercrombieHenry Carter AdamsAlexander AgassizHorace Marden AlbrightMaurice AllaisSir Hugh AllanLinda AlvaradoOakes AmesOthmar Hermann AmmannElias Milton…