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Periodic Table of the Elements: Zirconium
(Encyclopedia)Periodic Table of the Elements: Zirconium ...Periodic Table of the Elements: Thallium
(Encyclopedia)Periodic Table of the Elements: Thallium ...Mexico, city, Mexico
(Encyclopedia)Mexico or Mexico City, Span. Ciudad de México (Méjico), city (1990 pop. 8,236,960; 1991 met. area est. 20,899,000), central Mexico, capital and largest city of Mexico. The city has been the met...Rulers of the Roman Empire (table)
(Encyclopedia)Rulers of the Roman Empire(including dates of reign) Emperors in the East(until the fall of Rome; see table entitled Rulers of the Byzantine Empireat Byzantine Empire for later emperors) Empero...Sites of the Modern Olympic Games (table)
(Encyclopedia)Sites of the Modern Olympic Games Summer Games Winter Games ...Querétaro, city, Mexico
(Encyclopedia)Querétaro kārāˈtärō [key], officially Santiago de Querétaro, city (1990 pop. 385,503) and capital of Querétaro de Arteaga state, central Mexico. It is a distribution center with industries pro...New Mexico
(Encyclopedia)CE5 New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bord...New Mexico, University of
(Encyclopedia)New Mexico, University of, main campus at Albuquerque; state supported; coeducational; chartered 1889, opened 1892. It maintains graduate centers at Los Alamos and Santa Fe and conducts joint research...Constitution Island
(Encyclopedia)Constitution Island, in the Hudson River opposite West Point, SE N.Y.; part of the U.S. Military Academy. The ruins of Fort Constitution, built in 1775, are there. During the American Revolution, a ch...Canadian Prime Ministers since Confederation (table)
(Encyclopedia)Canadian Prime Ministers since Confederation ...Browse by Subject
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