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Periodic Table of the Elements: Ytterbium
(Encyclopedia)Periodic Table of the Elements: Ytterbium ...Periodic Table of the Elements: Yttrium
(Encyclopedia)Periodic Table of the Elements: Yttrium ...Periodic Table of the Elements: Zinc
(Encyclopedia)Periodic Table of the Elements: Zinc ...Periodic Table of the Elements: Zirconium
(Encyclopedia)Periodic Table of the Elements: Zirconium ...Navy, United States Department of the
(Encyclopedia)Navy, United States Department of the: see Defense, United States Department of. ...Star of Bethlehem, in the Gospels
(Encyclopedia)Star of Bethlehem, name given to the luminous celestial object rising in the sky that, as related in the Gospel of Matthew, led the Wise Men of the East to the manger in Bethlehem where Jesus was born...Canyons of the Ancients National Monument
(Encyclopedia)Canyons of the Ancients National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Capitol, seat of the U.S. Congress
(Encyclopedia)Capitol, seat of the U.S. government at Washington, D.C. It is the city's dominating monument, built on an elevated site that was chosen by George Washington in consultation with Major Pierre L'Enfant...John VIII, pope
(Encyclopedia)John VIII, d. 882, pope (872–82), a Roman; successor of Adrian II. John strenuously opposed the activities of St. Ignatius of Constantinople in Bulgaria. When Ignatius died, John recognized Photius ...Constantius III
(Encyclopedia)Constantius III, d. 421, Roman emperor of the West (421). In 411, as general of Honorius, he defeated Gerontius and Constantine; thereafter he was the virtual ruler of the West. Aspiring to the hand o...Browse by Subject
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