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Cosmic Background Explorer

(Encyclopedia) Cosmic Background Explorer: see infrared astronomy.

Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer

(Encyclopedia) Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer: see ultraviolet astronomy.

International Ultraviolet Explorer

(Encyclopedia) International Ultraviolet Explorer: see ultraviolet astronomy.

Stoddart, James Fraser

(Encyclopedia) Stoddart, James Fraser, 1942–, British chemist, Ph.D. Univ. of Edinburgh, 1966. He began his career at Sheffield Univ., England, in 1970, then moved to Birmingham Univ., England, in…

Dawn Fraser

Born: Sept. 4, 1937Australian swimmer won gold medals in 100m freestyle at 3 consecutive Olympics (1956,60,64).

Canadian National Railway

(Encyclopedia) Canadian National Railway, rail system in Canada and the United States, extending from coast to coast in Canada with many branch lines in each province and in the United States. The…

Canadian Mounted Police

(Encyclopedia) Canadian Mounted Police: see Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

Canadian Pacific Railway

(Encyclopedia) Canadian Pacific Railway, transcontinental transportation system in Canada and extending into the United States, privately owned and operated. The construction of a railroad crossing…

Time Tangled Island: Viking Explorers

Factropica Fast Facts and quizzes by Beth Rowen Viking ship Related Links Viking Explorers Birds as Symbols and Omens…

Canadian literature, English

(Encyclopedia) Canadian literature, English, literary works produced in Canada and written in the English language. The essayist Northrop Frye is noted for his systematic classification of…