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Periodic Table of the Elements: Uranium

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Periodic Table of the Elements: Vanadium

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Periodic Table of the Elements: Xenon

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Periodic Table of the Elements: Ytterbium

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Periodic Table of the Elements: Yttrium

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Periodic Table of the Elements: Zinc

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Periodic Table of the Elements: Zirconium

(Encyclopedia)Periodic Table of the Elements: Zirconium ...

Yashin, Lev Ivanovich

(Encyclopedia)Yashin, Lev Ivanovich, 1929–90, Russian soccer player. A superb goalkeeper, perhaps the best in the history of the game, he was a Soviet sports hero. Yashin spent his playing career (1949–71) with...

Campbell, Mrs. Patrick

(Encyclopedia)Campbell, Mrs. Patrick, 1865–1940, English actress, whose maiden name was Beatrice Stella Tanner. Remembered today for her association with G. B. Shaw, she was an actress of great beauty and wit. Sh...

Bosio, François Joseph, Baron

(Encyclopedia)Bosio, François Joseph, Baron fräNswäˈ zhôzĕfˈ bärôNˈ bôsyōˈ [key], 1769–1845, French sculptor. He was employed by Napoleon I to make the bas-reliefs for the column of the Place Vendôm...