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Russell, John, dukes and earls of Bedford
(Encyclopedia)Russell, John, dukes and earls of Bedford: see Russell, family. ...Bedford, Francis Russell, 5th duke of
(Encyclopedia)Bedford, Francis Russell, 5th duke of: see Russell, family. ...Bedford, Francis Russell, 4th earl of
(Encyclopedia)Bedford, Francis Russell, 4th earl of: see Russell, family. ...Bedford, John Russell, 4th duke of
(Encyclopedia)Bedford, John Russell, 4th duke of: see Russell, family. ...Bedford, John Russell, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia)Bedford, John Russell, 1st earl of: see Russell, family. ...North Pole
(Encyclopedia)North Pole, northern end of the earth's axis, by convention at lat. 90°N. Because the earth's rotational axis wobbles slightly over time, the location where the northern end of the axis intersects th...Laudonnière, René Goulaine de
(Encyclopedia)Laudonnière, René Goulaine de rənāˈ go͞olĕnˈ də lōdônyĕrˈ [key], fl. 1562–82, French colonizer in Florida. After accompanying Jean Ribaut on the first French expedition to Florida (1562...Bedford, John Robert Russell, 13th duke of
(Encyclopedia)Bedford, John Robert Russell, 13th duke of: see Russell, family. ...Edgeworth, Richard Lovell
(Encyclopedia)Edgeworth, Richard Lovell, 1744–1817, Anglo-Irish educational theorist, b. Bath, England, educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and at Oxford; father of Maria Edgeworth. A member of the literary cote...Drew, Charles Richard
(Encyclopedia)Drew, Charles Richard, 1904–50, African-American physician, b. Washington, D.C. A surgeon and a professor at Howard Univ. (1935–36; 1942–50), he developed a means of preserving blood plasma for ...Browse by Subject
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