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kite, in aviation and recreation
(Encyclopedia) kite, in aviation, aircraft restrained by a towline and deriving its lift from the aerodynamic action of the wind flowing across it. Commonly the kite consists of a light framework…1962 Academy Awards
The 1962 Academy Awards were presented April 8, 1963 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.Best PictureLawrence of Arabia, Sam Spiegel, producer (Columbia)The Longest Day, Darryl F. Zanuck,…Saxe-Coburg
(Encyclopedia) Saxe-CoburgSaxe-Coburgsăks-kōbərg [key], Ger. Sachsen-Coburg, former duchy, central Germany. A possession of the Ernestine branch of the house of Wettin, it was given by Ernest the…The National Inventors Hall of Fame
The Inventors Hall of Fame, located in Akron, Ohio, was established in 1973 by the National Council of Patent Law Associations, now the National Council of Intellectual Property Law Associations,…Reyer, Ernest
(Encyclopedia) Reyer, ErnestReyer, Ernestĕrnĕstˈ rāyĕrˈ [key], 1823–1909, French composer and critic, whose name originally was Louis Étienne Ernest Rey. Largely self-taught, he was strongly…Thompson, Ernest Seton
(Encyclopedia) Thompson, Ernest Seton: see Seton, Ernest Thompson.Wesley Ernest DISNEY, Congress, OK (1883-1961)
DISNEY Wesley Ernest , a Representative from Oklahoma; born in Richland, Shawnee County, Kans., October 31, 1883; attended the public schools of Kansas and was graduated from the law department of…Biographies: Selected Biographies A to Z: L
Selected Biographies A to Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+…radon
(Encyclopedia) radonradonrāˈdŏn [key], gaseous radioactive chemical element; symbol Rn; at. no. 86; mass no. of most stable isotope 222; m.p. about −71℃; b.p. −61.8℃; density 9.73 grams per liter at…Brewer's: Ernest
(Duke). A poetical romance by Henry of Veldig (Waldeck), contemporary with Frederick Barbarossa. Duke Ernest is son-in-law of Kaiser Konrad II. Having murdered his feudal lord, he went on…Trending
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