(Encyclopedia) fisher, name of a large North American marten, Martes pennanti. This carnivorous, largely arboreal mammal is found in hardwood forests of Canada, the extreme N United States, and…
(Encyclopedia) Hutcheson, FrancisHutcheson, Francishŭchˈəsən [key], 1694–1746, British philosopher, b. Co. Down, Ireland. He was a professor at the Univ. of Glasgow from 1729 until his death. His…
(Encyclopedia) June beetle or May beetle, a blackish or mahogany-colored beetle of the scarab beetle family, widely distributed in North America and especially abundant in the NE United States and…
(Encyclopedia) pH, range of numbers expressing the relative acidity or alkalinity of a solution. In general, pH values range from 0 to 14. The pH of a neutral solution, i.e., one which is neither…
(Encyclopedia) Yudhoyono, Susilo BambangYudhoyono, Susilo Bambangs&oomacr;sēˈlō bämbäng y&oomacr;ˈdōyōˌnō [key], 1949–, Indonesian army officer and political leader, popularly known as SBY,…
HONG KONG, CHINA FACTFILE: POPULATIONFIND OUT MOREPeople have lived on Earth for two million years. For most of that time, the population has remained small, as the number of births has roughly…
Immigrants having an eye exam at Ellis Island. Source: Library of Congress
The U.S. is a nation of immigrants. The first wave of immigrants to colonial America,…
It would take about 12 days to count to a million and about 32 years to count to 1 billion, if each count were about 1 second long. A googol consists of the number 1 followed by 100 zeros or 10(…
First Results of Census 2000 Released New figures put U.S. population at 281.4 million by Ann-Marie Imbornoni On Dec. 28, 2000, the U.S. Census Bureau released the first data…
