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(g l) (KEY) , 1843–1914, Scottish astronomer, educated at the Univ. of Aberdeen. He made observations of the transits of Venus and Mars and investig...
(y ´hän ´l rt b ´d ) (KEY) , 1747–1826, German astronomer. From 1772 to 1825 he was astronomer of the Academy of Science, Berlin, and from 1786...
common name for a passerine songbird (Alauda arvensis) famous for the soaring, melodious flight of the courting male. Found in Europe (except in the M...
(zhäN shärl l ônär´ s môNd´ d s smôNd ´) (KEY) , 1773–1842, Swiss historian, economist, and critic. A member of the circle of Mme de Staë...
rocky islands, off SW Republic of Ireland, in Co. Kerry, comprising Lemon Rock, Little Skellig, and Great Skellig. Climbing the rocks to the peaks of ...
(s g´ r st) (KEY) , 1891–1957, American medical historian and writer, b. Paris, M.D. Univ. of Zürich, 1917. He taught history of medicine at the u...