Biography Category
general term for the political and economic theory that advocates a system of collective or government ownership and management of the means of produc...
(sy ´rä mä ´strä) (KEY) , rugged mountain range, SE Cuba, rising abruptly from the coast. Consisting of connecting ranges with local names, the S...
(s l ´ m) (KEY) , pool, SW corner of Jerusalem in the Kidron valley, mentioned in the Bible. A nearby 1,700-foot-long (518 m) tunnel, dating from the...
(j r s´ ) (KEY) , 1929–, American organic chemist and educator, b. Vienna, Austria. He received his Ph.D. from the Univ. of Wisconsin (1945) and, s...
(s m´ n ) (KEY) , in canon law, buying or selling of any spiritual benefit or office. The name is derived from Simon Magus, who tried to buy the gift...
(s nd´b ) (KEY) , 1725–1809, English watercolorist and draftsman. He was employed to survey the Highlands of Scotland after the 1745 rebellion. Dur...