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duplication of the cube
(Encyclopedia)duplication of the cube: see geometric problems of antiquity. ...Witherspoon, John
(Encyclopedia)Witherspoon, John, 1723–94, Scottish-American Presbyterian clergyman, political leader in the American Revolution, and signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. Haddingtonshire (now East Lothian...International Court of Justice
(Encyclopedia)International Court of Justice, principal judicial organ of the United Nations, established 1946 by chapter 14 of the UN Charter. It superseded the Permanent Court of International Justice (see World ...obliquity of the ecliptic
(Encyclopedia)obliquity of the ecliptic: see inclination. ...Maccabees, Feast of the
(Encyclopedia)Maccabees, Feast of the: see Hanukkah. ...Church of the Brethren
(Encyclopedia)Church of the Brethren: see Brethren. ...cock of the plains
(Encyclopedia)cock of the plains: see grouse.cock-of-the-rock
(Encyclopedia)cock-of-the-rock: see cotinga.Beggars of the Sea
(Encyclopedia)Beggars of the Sea: see Gueux.Egyptians, Gospel of the
(Encyclopedia)Egyptians, Gospel of the: see Pseudepigrapha. ...Browse by Subject
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