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121Schliemann, Heinrich — born Jan. 6, 1822, Neubukow, Mecklenburg Schwerin died Dec. 26, 1890, Naples, Italy German archaeologist and excavator of Troy, Mycenae, and Tiryns. As a boy he loved the Homeric poems, and he eventually learned ancient and modern Greek and many… …
122Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… …
123Tony Blair: A 10-Year Retrospective — ▪ 2008 by Tom Gallagher On May 10, 2007 almost exactly 10 years after he became Britain s youngest prime minister since the Napoleonic wars Tony Blair announced that he would officially tender his resignation in June. Blair s long anticipated… …
124Montesquieu, Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de — ▪ French political philosopher Introduction born January 18, 1689, Château La Brède, near Bordeaux, France died February 10, 1755, Paris French political philosopher whose major work, The Spirit of Laws, was a major contribution to… …
125probability and statistics — ▪ mathematics Introduction the branches of mathematics concerned with the laws governing random events, including the collection, analysis, interpretation, and display of numerical data. Probability has its origin in the study of gambling… …
126Ruffini, Paolo — ▪ Italian mathematician born Sept. 22, 1765, Valentano, Papal States died May 9, 1822, Modena, Duchy of Modena Italian mathematician and physician who made studies of equations that anticipated the algebraic theory of groups (group). He is… …
127incredulously — adverb In an incredulous manner; tending to disbelieve: skeptically …
128askance — 1. adverb /əˈskæns,əˈskɑːns,əˈskæns/ a) With disapproval, skepticism, or suspicion. The beggar asked for change, but the haughty woman only looked at him askance. b) Sideways; obliquely. The scanda …
