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1863–1941, American astronomer, b. Dover, Del. In 1897 she became an assistant in the Harvard College Observatory, where (1911–38) she was astrono...
scientific study of human social behavior. As the study of humans in their collective aspect, sociology is concerned with all group activities—econo...
cases decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1873. In 1869 the Louisiana legislature granted a 25-year monopoly to a slaughterhouse concern in New Orlea...
(äl-bät-tä´n ) (KEY) or Albatenius ( l´´b t ´n s) (KEY) , b. before 858, d. 929, Arab astronomer and mathematician. He is best known in astro...
at Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; chartered and opened 1911 as Skidmore School of Arts (for women) through a gift from Lucy Skidmore Scribner; chartered as a...
town (1991 pop. 42,611), Lancashire, NW England. Skelmersdale was designated one of the new towns in 1961 to alleviate overpopulation in Liverpool and...