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Ross Island
Ross Island in the Ross Sea , Antarctica , on the edge of the Ross Ice Shelf. Part of the Ross Dependency, the island is separated from Victoria Land by McMurdo Sound. Mt. Erebus , an active volcano, and Mt. Terror are on the island. ... Read more
Ross and Cromarty
Ross and Cromarty former county, N Scotland. Under the Local Government Act of 1973, Ross and Cromarty was divided between the new Highland and Western Isles regions (now council areas). ... Read more
Ross Sea
Ross Sea arm of the Pacific Ocean, Antarctica , between Victoria Land and Marie Byrd Land. It was discovered in 1841 by Sir James Clark Ross, a British explorer. Ross Island with Mt. Erebus, an active volcano, is in the western part of the sea; Roosevelt Island is in the east. The Ross Sea's south... Read more
Betsy Ross
Betsy Ross 1752-1836, American seamstress, b. Philadelphia. Her full name was Elizabeth Griscom Ross. She is known to have made flags during the American Revolution, although the long-accepted story that she designed and made the first American national flag (the Stars and Stripes) is generally dis... Read more
John Ross
John Ross whose name in Cherokee is Kooweskoowe , 1790-1866, Native American chief, b. near Lookout Mt., Tenn., of Scottish and Cherokee parents. He was educated at Kingston, Tenn., and in the War of 1812 served under Andrew Jackson against the Creeks. Elected principal chief of the eastern Cher... Read more
Alexander Ross
Alexander Ross 1783-1856, Canadian fur trader and pioneer, b. Scotland. He went to Canada in 1805, taught school in Upper Canada, and in 1810 left for Oregon as a clerk in John Jacob Astor's Pacific Fur Company. In the founding (1811) of Astoria, Ross played a part. When that fur-trading post was s... Read more
Ross Macdonald
Ross Macdonald pseud. of Kenneth Millar, 1915-83, American novelist, b. Los Gatos, Calif. He was educated in Canada and at the Univ. of Michigan. Macdonald's mystery novels center on the tough but compassionate private detective, Lew Archer. They often deal with the effect of the past on presen... Read more
Sir James Clark Ross
Sir James Clark Ross 1800-1862, British polar explorer and rear admiral. In 1818 he accompanied his uncle, Sir John Ross, in search of the Northwest Passage and commanded the Erebus. He later studied Eskimo life while on several arctic voyages (1819-27) with W. E. Parry. In another expedition (18... Read more
Harold Wallace Ross
Harold Wallace Ross 1892-1951, American editor, b. Aspen, Colo. He founded The New Yorker magazine in 1925 and was its influential managing editor until his death. Ross quit school at the age of 14 to work at the Salt Lake City Tribune. During World War I he edited Stars and Stripes in France... Read more
Sir John Ross
Sir John Ross 1777-1856, British arctic explorer and rear admiral. In 1818 he went in search of the Northwest Passage but turned back after exploring Baffin Bay. Financed by Sir Felix Booth, he commanded a second search expedition (1829-33), in the course of which he discovered Boothia Peninsula, t... Read more

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Betsy Ross
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Betsy Ross Although the evidence is not solid, most historians point to upholsterer Betsy Ross (1752-1836) as the woman who sewed the...Philadelphia seamstress and upholsterer Betsy Ross. So widely accepted is the story of this...
Diana Ross
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Diana Ross Diana Ross (born 1944), once the lead singer for the Motown supergroup the Supremes...with a solo career and numerous television and film appearances. Diana Ross was born on March 26, 1944, in Detroit, Michigan. She was the second...
John Ross
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography John Ross John Ross (1790-1866), chief of the American Cherokee Indians, headed his...history, when it was removed from its ancestral lands to Oklahoma. John Ross was born near Lookout Mountain, Tenn., on Oct. 3, 1790. His Indian...
Harold Ross
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Harold Ross Harold Ross (1892-1951) founded the New Yorker and remained at its helm for a...magazine, with its blend of urbane wit and moral purpose. Harold Wallace Ross was born November 6, 1892, in Aspen, Colorado, to George and Ida...
Ross, Diana
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography Diana Ross Born: March 26, 1944 Detroit, Michigan African American singer and actress Diana Ross, once the lead singer for the Motown supergroup...television and film appearances. Early life Diana Ross was born on March 26, 1944, in Detroit...
Ross, John
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law ROSS, JOHN As the head of the largest branch of the Cherokee nation from 1828 to 1866, John Ross led the Cherokee through a period of profound cultural change. Under Ross's leadership, the Cherokee nation engaged in a...
Ross, Nellie Tayloe
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law ROSS, NELLIE TAYLOE On January 5, 1925, Nellie Tayloe Ross became the first female governor in U.S. history. Ross's election in Wyoming occurred less than five years after U.S. women were granted the right to vote by the nineteenth amendment...
Mary G. Ross
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Mary G. Ross American engineer Mary G. Ross (born 1908) made notable contributions in aerospace technology...areas related to space flight and ballistic missiles. Mary G. Ross was part of the original engineering team at Lockheed's Missile...
Nellie Tayloe Ross
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Nellie Tayloe Ross American politician Nellie Tayloe Ross (1876-1977) gained fame in the 1920s when she was elected...she had never planned a career in politics, Nellie Tayloe Ross became one of the best-known politicians of the first half...
Edward Alsworth Ross
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Edward Alsworth Ross Edward Alsworth Ross (1866-1951), one of the founders of American sociology, is best remembered for his "Social Control." Edward A. Ross was born in Virden, Ill., on Dec. 12, 1866. His father was...

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Ross, James Clark
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ROSS, JAMES CLARK ( b . London, England, 15 April 1800; d . Aylesbury, England, 3 April 1862) polar navigation, geomagnetism . Ross, the third son of George Ross, entered the Royal Navy as a midshipman in April 1812 and served...
Ross, Frank Elmore
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ROSS, FRANK ELMORE ( b . San Francisco, California...California, 21 September 1960) astronomy . Ross was one of the most versatile astronomers...mathematics at the University of Nevada. Ross then returned to Berkeley, where he received...
Ross, Ronald
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ROSS, RONALD ( b . Almora, Nepal, 13 May 1857...England, 16 September 1932) medicine . Ross, the eldest of ten children of a British...interest in the arts took up much of his time. Ross published plays, short dramas, romances...
Ross, Helen (1890-1978)
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis ROSS, HELEN (1890-1978) Helen Ross, a psychoanalyst and administrator, was born March 16, 1890...1978, in Washington, D.C. One of seven children, Helen Ross was born into a family that highly valued education. Her older...
Ross, Betsy
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Ross, Betsy (1752–1836) seamstress...Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she married John Ross, an Anglican, in 1773 and as a result was expelled from her native Quaker church. John Ross was killed in a gunpowder explosion in January...
Ross, Sir James Clark
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Ross, Sir James Clark (1800–62). Ross was involved in eight Arctic and Antarctic expeditions after...Those of 1818 and 1829–33 were with his uncle John Ross , those of 1819–20, 1821–3, and 1824...
Harrison, Ross Granville
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography Harrison, Ross Granville ( b . Germantown, Pennsylvania...bank notes; William ’ s son, Ross ’ s grandfather, was an engraver and cartographer. Samuel Harrison, Ross ’ s father, was a mechanical...
Ross, James Stewart, 1st duke of
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Ross, James Stewart, 1st duke of [S] ( c...elder brother (1486); and made him duke of Ross, an act that precipitated Rothesay into the...continued. James IV solved this problem by making Ross archbishop of St Andrews (1497). Chancellor...
Ross, Sir John
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Ross, Sir John (1777–1856). Originally with the East India Company, Ross joined the navy in 1805 and became an Arctic explorer. He led the 1818 expedition which sailed into Lancaster Sound from Baffin Bay but inexplicably turned...
Ross, FrankElmore
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy Ross, FrankElmore (1874–1960)Americanastronomer. Working under S...large reflectors. A photographic survey (1924–39) yielded the Ross Catalogue of 869 stars with large proper motion. He photographed Mars and Venus...

Thesaurus entries related to "Ross,"

seabird
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...jaeger pelagic cormorant pelican petrel pigeon guillemot pomarine jaeger prion puffin razorbill ring-billed gull roseate tern Ross's gull Sabine's gull sea pigeon sea swallow seagull shag shearwater skimmer skua sooty shearwater sooty tern storm petrel...
waterfowl
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...surf scoter teal white-winged scoter wigeon wood duck Geese barnacle goose blue goose brant Canada goose gray goose graylag Ross's goose snow goose white-fronted goose Swans black swan mute swan trumpeter swan tundra swan whistling swan whooper Loons...
zeal
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus zeal • noun  Ross's zeal for football synonyms : passion, ardor, love, fervor, fire, avidity, devotion, enthusiasm, eagerness, keenness, appetite, relish, gusto, vigor, energy, intensity; fanaticism. antonyms: apathy, indifference.

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ROSS' LEGACY ALIVE AT PINEHURST, THANKS TO AN EX-CPA FROM OHIO.(SPORTS)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 6/20/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...N.C. -- There's more of Donald Ross inside Wayne Ashby than he's willing...design golf courses or build putters, which Ross did with uncanny excellence after coming...particularly capable golfer, something else Ross excelled at, playing in four U.S. Opens...
ROSS MICROCOMPUTER DEMONSTRATES SYSTEMS UPGRADES AT UNIFORUM '96
PR Newswire; 2/15/1996; 700+ words ; ...motherboard upgrade kits from Austin-based ROSS Microcomputer at the UniForum '96 exhibition...said John T. Horner, president of ROSS Microcomputer. "We are making available...SPARCstation 5 system, upgraded with a ROSS hyperSTATION motherboard and dual 150 MHz...
REUBEN ROSS, A 'GARRULOUS PERFECTIONIST'.(Business)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 4/14/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...about the Ordovician Period than Reuben J. Ross. Which is why his death March 29 at the...paleontologist of international renown, Mr. Ross was "a garrulous perfectionist, to whom...described him on the occasion of Mr. Ross winning the Raymond C. Moore Medal for...
ROSS SYSTEMS BEGINS SHIPPING CLIENT/SERVER MANUFACTURING PRODUCTS
PR Newswire; 5/16/1994; 700+ words ; ...applications-- ATLANTA, May 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Ross Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROSS) announced today that it is now delivering client...The availability of these applications completes Ross Systems' client/server offering -- the industry...
Ross Systems Announces $1.5 Million in New Contracts
PR Newswire; 4/1/1998; 700+ words ; ATLANTA, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Ross Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROSS), a leading supplier of business software solutions...Center, located in Greenwood, Mississippi, licensed Ross Systems' Renaissance CS(R) Financial and Human Resource...
ROSS SYSTEMS TO SELL ORACLE'S DATABASE WITH PROVEN APPLICATIONS FOR GLOBAL BUSINESS
PR Newswire; 5/19/1993; 700+ words ; Database Combines with Ross Applications to Provide Customers With Total Solution REDWOOD...May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- In a recently signed agreement, Ross Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROSS) is now a member of Oracle Corporation's Business Alliance...
ROSS 'CONVERTIBLE' OPTION IS NEW MORTGAGE VEHICLE
PR Newswire; 6/17/1993; 700+ words ; ...PARK, Mich., June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Ross Mortgage Corporation, headquartered here...on its newest mortgage product -- "The Ross Convertible(TM)" -- a method to streamline...the mortgage- conversion process. The Ross Convertible is an option certificate that...
Ross Systems Announces Major Contracts in Food & Beverage.
PR Newswire; 10/1/1998; 700+ words ; Ross is a leader in these sectors ATLANTA, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Ross Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROSS), a leading supplier of business software solutions for the client/server market, announced today several new agreements in the food...
ROSS ROY INC. NAMES PETER R. MILLS CEO
PR Newswire; 6/25/1993; 700+ words ; ...Mills has been named president and CEO of Ross Roy Inc., effective Aug. 1, 1993. The announcement was made today by Ross Roy Chairman Glen W. Fortinberry. Fortinberry...held the titles president and CEO of Ross Roy Inc. Mills joins Ross Roy from BBDO...
Charles Ross & Son Company
Magazine article from: Pharmaceutical Technology; 12/1/2005; ; 634 words ; Corporate description Ross's investment in its people and facilities...emulsification,and drying. In the early 1900s, Ross introduced the "Pony Mixer," the world...can mixer.With the"VersaMix," Ross was the first to offer the flexibility...