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Constellations (table)
(Encyclopedia)Constellations 1 Zodiac constellation. ...Prime Ministers of Great Britain (table)
(Encyclopedia)Prime Ministers of Great Britain 1 The modern party system did not evolve until the end of the 18th cent. ...Geologic Timescale (table)
(Encyclopedia)Geologic Timescale 1 Not an era but the time preceding the Cambrian. ...Morse Code (table)
(Encyclopedia)Morse Code International Morse Code American Morse CodeThe American Morse differs in the following symbols: ...Rogge, Jacques
(Encyclopedia)Rogge, Jacques zhäk rōˈkhə [key], 1942–, Belgian sports executive, b. Ghent. An orthopedic surgeon with a degree in sports medicine, Rogge is an accomplished sailor who competed in Olympic yacht...pentathlon
(Encyclopedia)pentathlon pĕntăthˈlən [key], composite athletic event. In ancient Greece it comprised leaping, foot racing, wrestling, discus throwing, and casting the javelin. The modern pentathlon, an Olympic ...Phelps, Michael Fred
(Encyclopedia)Phelps, Michael Fred, 1985–, American swimmer, b. Baltimore. One of the world's greatest competitive swimmers, Phelps became (2001) the youngest world record holder (in the 200-m butterfly) at 15 an...Holy Roman Emperors (table)
(Encyclopedia)HOLY ROMAN EMPERORS(including dates of reign) Saxon dynasty Salian or Franconian dynasty Hohenstaufen dynasty and rivals Interregnum, 1254–73 Hapsburg, Luxemburg, and other dynasties ...American Samoa, The National Park of
(Encyclopedia)American Samoa, The National Park of, c.9,000 acres (3,645 hectares), American Samoa, S Pacific Ocean. Comprising areas on the islands of Ofu, Ta'u, and Tutuila, the park features the only paleotropic...Radio Frequencies (table)
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