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man, prehistoric
(Encyclopedia)man, prehistoric, or early man: see human evolution. ...medicine man
(Encyclopedia)medicine man, among Native Americans and other traditional peoples as far back as Paleolithic times, a person believed to possess supernatural healing powers. Like the shaman the medicine man was a sp...Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory
(Encyclopedia)Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory: see gamma-ray astronomy. ...cathode-ray tube
(Encyclopedia)CE5 Cathode-ray tube cathode-ray tube (CRT), special-purpose electron tube in which electrons are accelerated by high-voltage anodes, formed into a beam by focusing electrodes, and projected towar...prehistoric man
(Encyclopedia)prehistoric man: see human evolution. ...Java man
(Encyclopedia)Java man: see Homo erectus.early man
(Encyclopedia)early man: see human evolution.Heidelberg man
(Encyclopedia)Heidelberg man: see Homo erectus. ...Peking man
(Encyclopedia)Peking man: see Homo erectus.Rhodesian man
(Encyclopedia)Rhodesian man, remains of an extinct hominin now classified as Homo heidelbergensis. See human evolution. ...Browse by Subject
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