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sense that enables an organism to perceive and distinguish the odors of various substances, also known as olfaction. In humans, the organ of smell is ...
(r ´l nds n) (KEY) , 1756–1827, English caricaturist, b. London. He studied at the Royal Academy and in Paris, but his passion for gambling prevent...
1801–92, English astronomer. The son of a poor farmer, he distinguished himself as Senior Wrangler at Cambridge, where he was elected fellow of Trin...
(y ´hän t b ´äs m ´ r) (KEY) , 1723–62, German mathematician and astronomer. In 1751 he became professor of economics and mathematics at the Un...
1882–1967, American general, b. Seale, Ala. He was commissioned in the marines in 1905 and served in France in World War I. In World War II, Smith p...
the flexible tissue (integument) enclosing the body of vertebrate animals. In humans and other mammals, the skin operates a complex organ of numerous ...