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in the United States, begun in 1877 by New York City socialists. Its membership came largely from German-American workingmen. During the 1880s a natio...
name for several related New World mammals of the weasel family, characterized by their conspicuous black and white markings and use of a strong, high...
1855–1931, American political leader, b. Newton, N.C. A successful lawyer in Atlanta, he acquired the Atlanta Journal in 1887. He served (1893–96)...
1889–1953, American astronomer, b. Marshfield, Mo. He did research (1914–17) at Yerkes Observatory, and joined (1919) the staff of Mt. Wilson Obse...
1769–1839, English geologist. Through direct observation as a canal-site surveyor, Smith made a systematic study of the geological strata of England...
(s zh ´ d bräbäN´) (KEY) , fl. 1260–77, French theologian, head of the movement known as Latin Averroism. At the Univ. of Paris he taught that ...