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breed of agile, spirited toy dog originated in Australia in the early 20th cent. It stands about 10 in. (25 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 8...
(h m´b lt, Ger. äl ksän´d r fr ´h r f n h m´bôlt) (KEY) , 1769–1859, German naturalist and explorer. His full name is Friedrich Wilhelm Heinr...
(Orenthal James Simpson), 1947–, American football player, b. San Francisco. As a running back for the Univ. of Southern California, he won the Heis...
(j vän´n bät s´tä p äts t´tä) (KEY) , 1682–1754, Italian painter. An exponent of the Venetian school, Piazzetta combined soft colors with a...
1913–94, American biologist, b. Hartford, Conn., Ph.D. Univ. of Chicago, 1941. He studied zoology before teaching biology at the Univ. of Chicago (1...
(zhôrzh, äb ´) (KEY) , 1894–1966, Belgian astrophysicist, mathematician, and Catholic priest. In 1927 he became professor of astrophysics at the ...