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Sturdee, Sir Frederick Charles Doveton

(Encyclopedia) Sturdee, Sir Frederick Charles DovetonSturdee, Sir Frederick Charles Dovetonstûrˈdē [key], 1859–1925, British admiral. He entered the navy in 1871 and rose to become (1914) chief of…

world soul

(Encyclopedia) world soul, Lat. anima mundi, in philosophy, term denoting a universal spirit or soul that functions as an organizing principle. While many early Greek philosophers saw the world as of…

Wrangell Island

(Encyclopedia) Wrangell IslandWrangell Islandrăngˈgəl [key], 30 mi (48 km) long and 5 to 14 mi (8.1–22.5 km) wide, off SE Alaska in the Alexander Archipelago, south of the mouth of the Stikine River…

Biographies: Selected Jurists

Selected Jurists Henri La Fontaine See also U.S. Supreme Court Justices People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Supreme Court Facts Milestone Cases in…

Scientists: Physical Sciences

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Denmark Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Denmark Index: People and History Government Political Conditions National Security U.S.-Danish Relations PEOPLE AND HISTORYThe Danes, a homogenous…

Scientists: Earth Sciences

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The Supreme Court and Federalism

  The framers of the Constitution sought to balance the rights of the several states and the powers of the new federal government. Their solution was a federal system, which divides powers between…