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Periodic Table of the Elements: Xenon

(Encyclopedia)Periodic Table of the Elements: Xenon ...

Periodic Table of the Elements: Ytterbium

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Periodic Table of the Elements: Yttrium

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Periodic Table of the Elements: Zinc

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Periodic Table of the Elements: Zirconium

(Encyclopedia)Periodic Table of the Elements: Zirconium ...

Frederick V, king of Denmark and Norway

(Encyclopedia)Frederick V, 1723–66, king of Denmark and Norway (1746–66), son and successor of Christian VI. Frederick's reign was one of commercial expansion and prosperity. Loans, subsidies, and treaties aide...

Air Force, United States Department of the

(Encyclopedia)Air Force, United States Department of the, military department within the U.S. Dept. of Defense (see Defense, United States Department of). The Air Force traces its roots to the founding of the Aeron...

Periodic Table of the Elements: Thallium

(Encyclopedia)Periodic Table of the Elements: Thallium ...

Francis I, king of the Two Sicilies

(Encyclopedia)Francis I, 1777–1830, king of the Two Sicilies (1825–30), son and successor of Ferdinand I. He continued the ruthless and reactionary policy of his father, and his court was notorious for waste an...

fall, the

(Encyclopedia)fall, the, i.e., the fall of man, in Christian thought: see original sin; grace. ...