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Auguste Piccard
Auguste Piccard , 1884-1962, Swiss physicist, b. Basel. He became a professor at the Univ. of Brussels in 1922. He and his twin brother Jean Felix (d. 1963) are known for their balloon ascents into the stratosphere; in Aug., 1932, Auguste ascended to 55,500 ft (16,916 m). He was a collaborator with ...
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balloon
balloon lighter-than-air craft without a propulsion system, lifted by inflation of one or more containers with a gas lighter than air or with heated air. During flight, altitude may be gained by discarding ballast (e.g., bags of sand) and may be lost by releasing some of the lifting gas from its co...
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Anubis
Anubis , Egyptian god of the dead. He presided over the embalming of the dead and is represented as a dog-headed or jackal-headed man.
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deep-sea diving
deep-sea diving act of descending into deep water, generally with some form of breathing apparatus, and remaining there for an extended period. It is used in fishing for sponges, coral, and pearls; in work on the underwater parts of bridges, docks, and other structures; in examining and repairing t...
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manes
manes , in Roman religion, spirits of the dead. Originally, they were called di manes, a collective divinity of the dead. Manes could also refer to the realm of the dead and, later, to the individual souls of the dead. Eventually, the Romans placated the manes with offerings at the graves of the d...
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Jacques Santer
Jacques Santer (Jean Jacques Santer) , 1937-, Luxembourg political leader and European statesman. A lawyer and economist, he entered politics as a member of the Christian Social party in 1965 and later held several ministerial posts, notably finance minister (1979-84). Santer became Luxembourg's p...
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Arnon
Arnon , river of Jordan, entering the east side of the Dead Sea, called today Wadi Mojib.
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Eutychus
Eutychus , in the New Testament, young man whom Paul raised from the dead.
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Jairus
Jairus [Gr. form of Jair ], in the New Testament, prominent Jew whose daughter was raised from the dead by Jesus.
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Lethe
Lethe , in Greek mythology, river of forgetfulness in Hades. The dead drank from Lethe upon their arrival in the underworld.
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