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Stark, Johannes
(Encyclopedia)Stark, Johannes, 1874–1957, German physicist, Ph.D. Univ. of Munich, 1897. From 1900 until he retired in 1922, Stark served short stints on the faculties of several academic institutions, including ...Spartacus
(Encyclopedia)Spartacus spärˈtəkəs [key], d. 71 b.c., leader in an ancient Italian slave revolt, b. Thrace. He broke out (73 b.c.) of a gladiators' school at Capua and fled to Mt. Vesuvius, where many fugitives...Cairo, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Cairo kāˈrō, kâˈrō [key], city (2020 pop. 1,878), seat of Alexander co., extreme S Ill., on a ...milu
(Encyclopedia)milu: see Père David's deer.Menevia
(Encyclopedia)Menevia, Wales: see Saint David's. ...elaphure
(Encyclopedia)elaphure: see Père David's deer. ...Davit, Gerard
(Encyclopedia)Davit, Gerard: see David, Gerard.Rei
(Encyclopedia)Rei rēˈī [key], loyal adherent of David.Walden Pond
(Encyclopedia)Walden Pond, Mass.: see Thoreau, Henry David. ...Adamson, Robert
(Encyclopedia)Adamson, Robert: see Hill, David Octavius. ...Browse by Subject
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