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Iron Cross
(Encyclopedia)Iron Cross: see decorations, civil and military. ...cross-examination
(Encyclopedia)cross-examination: see evidence. ...cross-eye
(Encyclopedia)cross-eye: see strabismus.cross-fertilization
(Encyclopedia)cross-fertilization: see fertilization. ...False Cross
(Encyclopedia)False Cross, in astronomy: see Carina. ...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...Northern Cross
(Encyclopedia)Northern Cross: see Cygnus.Southern Cross
(Encyclopedia)Southern Cross: see Crux.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...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 ...Browse by Subject
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