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globe
globe spherical map of the earth (terrestrial globe) or the sky (celestial globe). The terrestrial globe provides the only graphic representation of the areas of the earth without significant distortion or inaccuracy in shape, direction, or relative size. However, the flattening of the earth at the... Read more |
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Globe Theatre
Globe Theatre London playhouse, built in 1598, where most of Shakespeare's plays were first presented. It burned in 1613, was rebuilt in 1614, and was destroyed by the Puritans in 1644. A working replica opened in 1997. Bibliography: See J. C. Adams, The Globe Playhouse (1945); J. Orrell, The... Read more |
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Eels
EelsPop group A singer, songwriter, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer known simply as "E" is the man responsible for eels. A native of Virginia who later moved to Los Angeles, E was born Mark Oliver Everett on April 9, 1963. His first instrument was a drum kit. Music soon became an... Read more |
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Digital map services
RESEARCH SHARING The International Journal of Geographical Information Science is a scholarly publication that brings together the latest information on GIS technology from around the globe. The publication is geared to professionals involved in GIS applications, and... Read more |
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Martin Behaim
Martin Behaim , b. 1436? or 1459?, d. 1506?, German traveler and cosmographer. He studied (possibly under Regiomontanus) astronomy, navigation, and mathematics. He went to Portugal as a merchant c.1480, and in 1486, he went to Fayal in the Azores. He is believed to have developed an astrolabe and... Read more |
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map projection
map projection transfer of the features of the surface of the earth or another spherical body onto a flat sheet of paper. Only a globe can represent accurately the shape, orientation, and relative area of the earth's surface features; any projection produces distortion with regard to some of these... Read more |
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poll
poll technique for ascertaining the attitudes or opinions of the total, or some segment of the total, population on given questions, usually on political, economic, and social conditions. Evolution The history of polling in the United States goes back to 1824, when two newspapers, the Harrisburg ... Read more |
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Chamberlains Men
Chamberlain's Men Elizabethan theatrical company for which Shakespeare, a joint owner of the company, wrote his plays and served as actor. Organized in 1594, they performed at the Globe and at the Blackfriars theaters. Under the patronage of James I they became c.1603 the King's Men. The members... Read more |
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ASK THE GLOBE
...baseball editor of The Boston Globe for nearly 30 years, from 1888...and solve problems. Write to Ask the Globe, P.O. Box 2378...mail. Our Internet address is ask@globe.com. If your question...cannot be answered individually. ... |
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ASK THE GLOBE THE ADDRESS BOOK
...Beverly Hills, CA 90212 We find answers and solve problems. Write to Ask the Globe, P.O. Box 2378, Boston, MA 02107-2378. Readers also may reach us via e- mail. Our Internet address is ask@globe.com. |
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Edna Shea, 81; Ask the Globe's former editor, problem solver
...voice was often the first voice Globe readers heard when they called the newspaper to ask a trivia question, track down...Davidson) Shea, former editor of Ask the Globe, died of lung cancer...She joined the staff of the Ask the ... |
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ASK THE GLOBE GOT A GRIPE?
Editor's Note: Ask the Globe accepts consumer complaints. However, we have ground rules. We ask our readers to put such complaints...satisfactory to you. The address is: Ask the Globe, The Boston Globe, Boston... |
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Ask the Globe
...Fertility Clinic in Escondido, Calif. Ask the Globe Q. What is reason for the magnetic...making renewing that much easier. Ask the Globe Q. Is there an Edgar Allan...anniversary of Poe's death in 1849. Ask the Globe Q. Who ... |
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ASK THE GLOBE / THE ADDRESS BOOK
...617) 929-2990 any time or write to Ask the Globe, P.O. Box 2378, Boston, MA 02107...mail. Our Internet address is: ask(AT SIGN SYMBOL)globe.comIf your...questions cannot be answered individually. Ask the Globe is researched ... |
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ASK THE GLOBE / GOT A GRIPE?
Editor's Note: Ask the Globe accepts consumer complaints. However, we have ground rules. We ask our readers to put such complaints...satisfactory to you. The address is: Ask the Globe, The Boston Globe, Boston... |
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Mary Meier; found answers to Ask the Globe questions
...Before there was Google, there was Ask the Globe, and journalist Mary Meier played...Long of Hudson, N.H., a former Globe reporter and editor who once worked...she knew all the right questions to ask. In addition to her husband and daughter... |
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Durham M. Miller, 75 Was Ask the Globe writer
...Durham Montgomery Miller of Falmouth, a retired Globe staff member, who died Jan. 4 of a heart attack...political science from Harvard. A writer for the Globe and member of the Ask the Globe staff for 24 years, Mr. Miller retired in 1988... |
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ASK THE GLOBE / CORRECTION
...Mexico's Chiapas Province, is a Jesuit priest named Jeronimo Hernandez Lopez as indicated in the Ask the Globe column of June 13. Ask the Globe reported then that the San Antonio Express-News had identified Marcos as Lopez, based on stories... |
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