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Christina
Christina , 1626-89, queen of Sweden (1632-54), daughter and successor of Gustavus II. From her father's death (1632) until 1644 she was under a regency headed by Chancellor Axel Oxenstierna . Her early devotion to state affairs soon gave place to other interests, especially a zeal for learning. Sh...
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New Harmony
New Harmony town (1990 pop. 846), Posey co., SW Ind., on the Wabash River; founded 1814 by the Harmony Society under George Rapp. In 1825 the Harmonists sold their holdings to Robert Owen and moved to Economy, Pa., where their sect survived into the early 1900s. Owen established a communistic c...
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pheromones
pheromones any of a variety of substances, secreted by many animal species, that alter the behavior of individuals of the same species. Sex attractant pheromones, secreted by a male or female to attract the opposite sex, are widespread among insects. The pheromones produced by males include a subst...
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Edam
Edam , town (1994 pop. 25,640), North Holland prov., N central Netherlands, on IJsselmeer lake; chartered 1357. It is a picturesque town that attracts many tourists. Edam is noted for its cheese.
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Amana Church Society
Amana Church Society , corporate name of a group of seven small villages in E central Iowa, clustered around the Iowa River NW of Iowa City; settled 1855 by members of the Ebenezer Society. The society originated in one of the Pietist religious groups of 17th-century Germany. Led by Christian Metz (...
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Leonid Nikolayevich Andreyev
Leonid Nikolayevich Andreyev , 1871-1919, Russian writer. Andreyev's early stories were realistic studies of everyday life. Gorky was attracted by the note of social protest in his work and used his influence to obtain publication of Andreyev's first volume of short stories. After an enormous initia...
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Edward Osborne Wilson
Edward Osborne Wilson 1929-, American sociobiologist, b. Birmingham, Ala. Founder of sociobiology , Wilson argued in his controversial Sociobiology: The New Synthesis (1975) that all human behavior, including altruism , is genetically based, and therefore "selfish." He later called for care...
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Basilides
Basilides , fl. 120-145, Gnostic teacher of Alexandria. He wrote Exegitica (his personal gospel with 24 books of commentary) and poems. He claimed to possess a secret tradition handed down from St. Peter and St. Matthias. The Basilidean sect of Gnosticism attracted many followers.
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Hwange
Hwange , formerly Wankie , city (1992 est. pop. 42,600), W Zimbabwe. It is a coal-mining center. The city was founded in 1903 and named for a local chief. A nearby national park attracts many tourists.
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Land's End
Land's End promontory, Cornwall, SW England, forming the westernmost extremity of the English mainland. Of wave-carved granite, it has cliffs c.60 ft (20 m) high. Offshore are reefs and rocky islets, on one of which is Longships Lighthouse. Land's End is a major tourist attraction.
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