Mount Light — (74°16′S 61°59′W / 74.267°S 61.983°W / 74.267; 61.983) is a mountain along the south side of Barcus Glacier, 6 nautical miles (11 km) east southeast of Mount Nash, in the Hutton … Wikipedia
Gerrit Verschuur — Infobox Scientist color=light black name=Gerrit L. Verschuur caption=Gerrit L. Verschuur birth date= 1937 birth place = Cape Town residence = Lakeland, TN nationality = United States Naturalized 1975 field = Radio Astronomy work institutions =… … Wikipedia
Christopher Newport — For the liberal arts university, see Christopher Newport University. Captain Christopher Newport Born 1561 Limestone, London, England Died 1617 Bantam, Java Christopher Newport (1561–1617) was an English seaman and privateer. He is best known as… … Wikipedia
USS Wake Island (CVE-65) — was an Casablanca class escort carrier of the United States Navy. (An amphibious assault ship named USS Wake Island has appeared as a location in the television show JAG as well as in the movie Rules of Engagement.) She was laid down under a… … Wikipedia
USS Yorktown (PG-1) — The second USS Yorktown , (PG 1) a steel hulled, twin screw gunboat in the United States Navy, was named in honor of the Battle of Yorktown in the American Revolutionary War.Early years Yorktown was laid down on 14 May 1887 at Philadelphia,… … Wikipedia
National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts — Location of Essex County in Massachusetts This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of… … Wikipedia
Darwin, Charles — ▪ British naturalist Introduction in full Charles Robert Darwin born February 12, 1809, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England died April 19, 1882, Downe, Kent English naturalist whose theory of evolution by natural selection became the foundation of … Universalium
United Kingdom company law — Beside the River Thames, the City of London is a global financial centre. Within the Square Mile, the London Stock Exchange lies at the heart of the United Kingdom s corporations. United Kingdom company law is the body of rules that concern… … Wikipedia
List of World War II topics (B) — # B 17 Flying Fortress (video game) # B 17 Flying Fortress # B 17, Queen of the Skies # B 24 Liberator # B 29 Superfortress # B Reactor # Błyskawica radiostation # Błyskawica submachine gun # Børge Mathiesen # BA 10 # BA 11 # BA 20 # BA 21 # BA… … Wikipedia
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
