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Bill Cosby
Bill Cosby (William Henry Cosby, Jr.) , 1937-, American actor, b. Philadelphia. He became known as a comedian and was subsequently the first African-American actor to star in a dramatic series on television ( I Spy, 1965-68). He has since starred in several television series, most notably the... Read more |
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Clint Black
Clint Black Singer, songwriter, guitarist Throughout the 1990s the country charts were dominated by a new young star named Clint Black, a Houston-based honky tonker with an expressive voice and movie star good looks. Black's debut album, Killin' Time, went platinum and spent a phenomenal eight... Read more |
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proper motion
proper motion in astronomy, apparent movement of a star on the celestial sphere , usually measured as seconds of arc per year; it is due both to the actual relative motions of the sun and the star through space. Proper motion reflects only transverse motion, i.e., the component of motion across... Read more |
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IMG
IMG 1360 East 9th Street, Suite 100Cleveland, Ohio 44114U.S.A.Telephone: (216) 522-1200Fax: (216) 522-1145Web site: http://www.imgworld.com Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Forstmann Little & Co.Founded: 1960 as International Management GroupEmployees: 2,100Sales: $1 billion (2004)NAIC: 711320... Read more |
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Conoco Inc
Conoco Inc. 600 North Dairy Ashford RoadHouston, Texas 77079U.S.A.(713) 293-1000Fax: (713) 293-1058 Wholly Owned Subsidiary of E.I. du Pont de Nemoursand CompanyIncorporated: 1920Employees: 17,000Sales: $17.66 billion (1995)SICs: 1311 Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas; 2911 Petroleum... Read more |
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Draco
Draco [Lat.,=the dragon], northern constellation lying SE of Ursa Minor and N of Lyra and Hercules. It is traditionally depicted as a dragon. Draco contains the bright star Eltanin (Gamma Draconis). Thuban (Alpha Draconis) was the polestar 5,000 years ago, i.e., it was the star nearest the... Read more |
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Elton John
Elton John Singer, songwriter, pianist For the Record… The Rocketman Shoots to Stardom Made Top of the Charts Sought Treatment for Addictions Selected discography Sources Few pop stars have been so successful for so long as British... Read more |
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Bill Robinson
Bill Robinson 1878-1949, African-American tap dancer popularly known as "Bojangles," b. Richmond, Va., as Luther Robinson. An influential virtuoso tap dancer, he was a tap innovator and reputedly the first to dance on the balls of his feet instead of in the earlier flat-footed style. For many... Read more |
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Wilt Chamberlain
Wilt Chamberlain (Wilton Norman Chamberlain), 1936-99, American basketball player, b. Philadelphia. At the Univ. of Kansas he was a two-time All-American center. During 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association, "Wilt the Stilt" (over 7 ft 1 in./216 cm) led the league in scoring seven... Read more |
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stellar populations
stellar populations two broadly contrasting distributions of star types that are characteristic of different parts of a galaxy . Population I stars are young, recently formed stars, whereas population II stars are old and highly evolved. Population II stars are formed early in the history of the... Read more |
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