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Encyclopedia Britannica: Basin and Range Province
In this entry, you will learn about the physical features and location of the Basin and Range Province in the western United States.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Coast Ranges
In this entry, you will read about the physical characteristics and climate of the Coast Ranges in the western United States.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Bert Williams
Brief biography of Bert Williams, black comic actor of early 1900s.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Coleman Young
Biographical sketch of Coleman Young, first African American mayor of Detroit.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Ella Fitzgerald
Brief biography of famous singer and Grammy winner Ella Fitzgerald.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Quincy Jones
Brief biography of Quincy Jones, noted musician.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Sam Cooke
Short biography of influential black vocalist Sam Cooke.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Lawrence Douglas Wilder
A brief biography of Lawrence Douglas Wilder who became the first popularly elected African American governor in the United States.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: B. B. King
A biographical sketch of the King of the Blues, B.B. King.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Hydrogen Ion
This brief entry describes the hydrogen ion, strictly, as the nucleus of a hydrogen atom separated from its accompanying electron. The hydrogen nucleus is made up of a particle carrying a unit positive electric charge, called a proton.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Guide to Shakespeare:couplet
This is a small section of a much larger article on Shakespeare and the Globe Theater that discusses the use of couplets in poetry. Some different types of couplets are discussed (formal or closed, run-on or enjambment, alexandrine,...
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Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Biographical sketch of Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935 CE), who was an early feminist writer who advocated economic independence for women in 1898. Site briefly discusses her ideas and suggests other sources.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Britannica Kids: Ape of Good Hope Map
A map of the Cape of Good Hope.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Britannica Kids: Ireland: Land and Climate
A description of Ireland's climate.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Britannica Kids: Byzantine Empire: Geography
This map shows the borders of the Byzantine Empire under Justinian, about 1020, and about 1360.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Britannica Kids: Ireland: Land and Climate
A description of Ireland's climate.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Code of Justinian
In this entry, you will discover how Justinian I comprised past laws extracts of the opinions of the great Roman jurists, turning it into the Corpus Juris Civilis, otherwise known as "Body of Civil Law." The Justinian code consists of...
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Provided here are the principles and sources of France's Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, a basic charter of human liberty that later led to the French Revolution and the French Constitution.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Andes Mountains
Brief overview of the Andes Mountains. Contains links to related topics and helpful facts about the Andes.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Eastern Orthodoxy
This entry provides an overview of Eastern Orthodoxy. Sections include the nature and significance of the religion, its history, doctrine and structure. It also includes sections on worship, sacraments and the church and the world.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Greek Law
Learn everything you ever wanted to know regarding Greek law. Begin your reading by discovering how city-states were governed in the 4th and 5th centuries. Then learn about the codification of the law over time. Within the article you...
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Volga River
In this entry you will read about the physical features, economy, and study and exploration of the Volga River, Europe's longest river.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Siberia
In this entry you will read about the land and history of the vast region known as Siberia.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: The Rio Grande
This entry provides a description of the physical features, the economy surrounding and the study and exploration of the Rio Grande river.