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(Encyclopedia)Crab, The, English name for Cancer, a constellation. ...Goat, The
(Encyclopedia)Goat, The, English name for Capricornus, a constellation. ...Fishes, The
(Encyclopedia)Fishes, The, English name for Pisces, a constellation. ...Twins, The
(Encyclopedia)Twins, The, English name for Gemini, a constellation. ...Archer, The
(Encyclopedia)Archer, The, English name for Sagittarius, a constellation. ...Bull, The
(Encyclopedia)Bull, The, English name for Taurus, a constellation. ...Sheehan, Neil
(Encyclopedia) Sheehan, Neil (Cornelius Mahoney Sheehan), 1936-2021, American journalist, b. Holyoke, Ma. Sheehan was hired by United Press International (UPI) in 19...Bedford, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia)Bedford. 1 City (2020 pop. 13,068), seat of Lawrence co., S Ind.; inc. 1889. Bedford limestone, quarried there and shipped all over the world, was ...Kleinrock, Leonard
(Encyclopedia)Kleinrock, Leonard, 1934–, American computer scientist, b. New York City, B.E.E. City College of New York (1957), Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1963). Moving to the Univ. of Californi...Mattis, James
(Encyclopedia)Mattis, James, 1950–, American general and secretary of defense (2017–18), b. Pullman, Wash., grad. Central Washington Univ. (1971). Commissioned as a second lieutenant (1972) in the Marines after...Browse by Subject
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