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  1. Bruce
    [n] - Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931) 2. [n] - King of Scotland from 1306 to 1329
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Bruce
    One of the chief Scottish noble houses. Robert (I) the Bruce and his son, David II, were both kings of Scotland descended from Robert de Bruis (died 1094), a Norman knight who arrived in England...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  3. Bruce
    Robert the Bruce noun King of Scotland from 1306 to 1329; defeated the English army under Edward II at Bannockburn and gained recognition of Scottish independence (1274-1329)
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  4. Bruce
    Sir David Bruce noun Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  5. Bruce
    (from the article `Aberdeenshire`) ...in the long struggle between the rival houses of Canmore and Macbeth. It was at Lumphanan that Macbeth fell in 1057. During the Anglo-Norman ... The Anglo-Norman family of Bruce, which had come to Scotland in the early 12th century, was related by marriage to the Scottish royal family, and ... [2...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/b/120

  6. Bruce
    Bruce is a English boy name. The meaning of the name is `Of Brieuse, France` Where is it used? The name Bruce is mainly used In Scottish and In English. Bruce appears In 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 438. In the last 128 years Bruce has occupied a spot In the top 1000 without interruptions....
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/boys/Bruc

  7. Bruce
    Bruce, J. C. 'Hadrian's Wall', Handbook to the Roman Wall; as seen in the Encyclopædia Britannica, William Benton, Publisher; Chicago, 1968.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  8. Bruce
    Bruce, Scottish royal family descended from an 11th-century Norman duke, Robert de Brus. He aided William I in his conquest of England (1066) and was given lands in England. His son was granted fiefs in Scotland, and the family therefore rendered homage in both kingdoms. The 5th Robert the Bruce was...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A08

  9. Bruce
    Bruce is a family name distinguished in the history of Scotland. The family of Bruce (or de Brus) was of Norman descent, its founder having obtained from William the Conqueror large grants of land in Northumberland. After being frequently involved in border warfare with the Scots, the house of Bruce...
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  10. Bruce
    Type: Term Pronunciation: brūs Definitions: 1. Robert A., U.S. cardiologist, 1917-2004. See: Bruce protocol
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  11. Bruce
    One of the chief Scottish noble houses. Robert (I) the Bruce and his son, David II, were both kings of Scotland descended from Robert de Bruis (died 1094), a Norman knight who arrived in England with William the Conqueror in 1066
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  12. Bruce
    :This article is about the given name. For other uses, see Bruce (disambiguation) The English language name `Bruce` arrived in Scotland with the Normans, from the place name Brix of the Manche département in Normandy, France, meaning "the willowlands". Initially promulgate...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce

  13. Bruce
    (crater) `Bruce` is a small lunar impact crater located in the Sinus Medii. It lies to the west-northwest of the irregular crater Rhaeticus, and just to the west of the even smaller Blagg. This feature is circular and cup-shaped, with no notable impacts overlaying the rim or interior. The int...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce

  14. Bruce
    (ship) The `Bruce` was a 1,200 ton sailing ship, built in 1866 by Aitken Mansell of Glasgow. In 1880 she was purchased from British Shipowners Company by the Nourse Line. Indian indenture ship: On 21 May 1886, the Bruce carried 458 Indian indentured labourers to Fiji. In 1889 sh...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce



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12 February 2012

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/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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