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(Encyclopedia)cross-eye: see strabismus.cross-fertilization
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(Encyclopedia)False Cross, in astronomy: see Carina. ...Iron Cross
(Encyclopedia)Iron Cross: see decorations, civil and military. ...Mortimer's Cross
(Encyclopedia)Mortimer's Cross, battlefield, Herefordshire, W England, near Leominster. It was the scene of a battle (Feb. 2, 1461) in the Wars of the Roses (see Roses, Wars of the), which ended with a decisive vic...Northern Cross
(Encyclopedia)Northern Cross: see Cygnus.Southern Cross
(Encyclopedia)Southern Cross: see Crux.Red Cross
(Encyclopedia)Red Cross, international organization concerned with the alleviation of human suffering and the promotion of public health; the world-recognized symbols of mercy and absolute neutrality are the Red Cr...Jackman, Wilbur Samuel
(Encyclopedia)Jackman, Wilbur Samuel, 1855–1907, American educator, b. Mechanicstown, Ohio, grad. Harvard, 1884. Jackman was a leader of the nature study movement in elementary schools. He taught (after 1889) at ...Atwater, Wilbur Olin
(Encyclopedia)Atwater, Wilbur Olin, 1844–1907, American agricultural chemist, b. Johnsburg, N.Y. He was professor at several American universities and helped to set up and later became director of the first state...Browse by Subject
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