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Virgin, The

(Encyclopedia) Virgin, The, English name for Virgo, a constellation.

Twins, The

(Encyclopedia) Twins, The, English name for Gemini, a constellation.

Scorpion, The

(Encyclopedia) Scorpion, The, English name for Scorpius, a constellation.

Ram, The

(Encyclopedia) Ram, The, English name for Aries, a constellation.

Bull, The

(Encyclopedia) Bull, The, English name for Taurus, a constellation.

Goat, The

(Encyclopedia) Goat, The, English name for Capricornus, a constellation.

Monroe, Bill

(Encyclopedia) Monroe, Bill (William Smith Monroe), 1911–96, country singer, musician, and songwriter, often called the “father of bluegrass,” b.…

Tavener, Sir John Kenneth

(Encyclopedia) Tavener, Sir John KennethTavener, Sir John Kennethtăvˈənər, –nə [key], 1944–2013, English composer, b. London; studied Royal Academy of Music. Tavener, whose work shows a consistent…

(Encyclopedia) Douglas, Kirk, 1916–2020, American film actor, b. Amsterdam, N.Y., as Issur Danielovitch, later Isadore Demsky. A leading man with a muscular physique and handsome cleft-chin face that…

Alcott, Louisa May

(Encyclopedia) Alcott, Louisa May, 1832–88, American author, b. Germantown, Pa.; daughter of Bronson Alcott. Mostly educated by her father, she was a friend of Emerson and Thoreau, and her first book…

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