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Jonathan Carver Jonathan Carver
Jonathan Carver 1710-80, American explorer, b. Weymouth, Mass. He served in the French and Indian War and in 1766 was hired by Robert Rogers to undertake a journey to some of the Western tribes. He journeyed to the Mississippi and up that river to a point several days' journey above the present... Read more
Jedediah Strong Smith Jedediah Strong Smith
Jedediah Strong Smith 1799-1831, American explorer, one of the greatest of the mountain men , b. near Binghamton, N.Y. Early in 1824, Smith took a party through South Pass , beginning the regular use of that route. He and a few men headed north and into present-day Montana and as far north as the... Read more
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Weather forecasting Weather forecasting is the attempt by meteorologists to predict the state of the atmosphere at some future time and the weather conditions that may be expected. Weather forecasting is the single most important practical reason for the existence of meteorology as a science.... Read more
Herman Melville Herman Melville
Herman Melville 1819-91, American author, b. New York City, considered one of the great American writers and a major figure in world literature. Early Life and Works Born into an impoverished family of distinguished Dutch and English colonial descent, Melville was 12 when his father died. He left... Read more
Laurence Oliphant Laurence Oliphant
Laurence Oliphant , 1829-88, British author, b. Capetown, South Africa. Although he wrote some valuable travel books, he is probably best remembered for his fascinating life. The son of a judge, he became a lawyer and later secretary to Lord Elgin . He was a correspondent for the London Times ... Read more
Thomas Hearne Thomas Hearne
Hearne, Thomas (b Marshfield, nr. Bath, 22 Sept. 1744; d London, 13 Apr. 1817). English topographical draughtsman and watercolourist, originally trained as an engraver. From 1771 to 1775 he worked in the Leeward Islands as draughtsman to the governor Sir Ralph Payne (later Lord Lavington).... Read more
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Familists , religious community founded in Friesland in the 16th cent. by Hendrik Niclaes. Niclaes, a merchant of Münster and originally a Roman Catholic, claimed to have been chosen prophet and prepared by special outpouring of the "spirit of the true love of Jesus Christ." His teachings... Read more
peristome peristome
peristome 1. A ring of toothlike structures around the opening of a moss capsule. The teeth tend to bend and twist in dry weather, so opening the mouth of the capsule and allowing the spores to escape. In wet weather they close over the opening of the capsule. 2. The area around the mouth in many... Read more
Henry Billings Brown Henry Billings Brown
Brown, Henry Billings (b. South Lee, Mass., 2 Mar. 1836; d. Bronxville, N.Y., 4 Sep. 1913; interred Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.), associate justice, 1890–1906. Brown was the son of a prosperous New England businessman. He graduated from Yale University, read law, and received some... Read more
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