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any of certain birds of prey of the genus Falco (primarily F. subbuteo) that are intermediate in size and strength between the merlin and the peregrine. F. subbuteo is about 33 cm (13 inches) long ...
Hobby, Oveta Culp
American editor and publisher of the Houston Post (1952-53), first director of the U.S. Women's Army Corps (1942-45), and first secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (1953-55).Hobby, Oveta Culp
U.S. newspaper executive and public servant (b. Jan. 19, 1905, Killeen, Texas--d. Aug. 16, 1995, Houston, Texas), was the first U.S. secretary of health, education, and welfare and later, through ...
bicycle
The first two-wheeled rider-propelled machine for which there is indisputable evidence was the draisienne, invented by Baron Karl von Drais de Sauerbrun of Germany. In 1817 he rode it for 14 km (9 ...
coin collecting
The main difference between coin collecting before and after the Renaissance is the development of an active market. With the new wave of interest, demand for antique coins greatly exceeded the ...
computer
Some entrepreneurs, particularly in the San Francisco Bay area, saw opportunities to build add-on devices, or peripherals, for the Altair; others decided to design competitive hardware products. ...
stamp collecting
the hobby of collecting postage stamps. See philately.speleology
scientific discipline that is concerned with all aspects of caves and cave systems. Exploration and description of caves and their features are the principal focus of speleology, but much work on ...
coin collecting
the systematic accumulation and study of coins, tokens, paper money, and objects of similar form and purpose. The collecting of coins is one of the oldest hobbies in the world. With the exception of ...
Locke, John
A good education, as set forth by Locke in Some Thoughts Concerning Education, attends to both the physical and the mental. The body is not to be coddled; on the contrary, it is necessary that it ...
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