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| 1. | Abigail (Smith), 1744–1818, U.S. social and political figure (wife of John Adams). |
| 2. | Alice, 1926–1999, U.S. writer. |
| 3. | Ansel, 1902–84, U.S. photographer. |
| 4. | Brooks, 1848–1927, U.S. historian and political scientist (son of Charles Francis Adams and brother of Henry Brooks Adams). |
| 5. | Charles Francis, 1807–86, U.S. statesman: minister to Great Britain 1861–68 (son of John Quincy Adams). |
| 6. | Franklin P(ierce) (“F.P.A.”), 1881–1960, U.S. author and columnist. |
| 7. | Henry (Brooks), 1838–1918, U.S. historian, writer, and teacher (son of Charles Francis Adams). |
| 8. | James Trus⋅low [truhs-loh] , 1878–1949, U.S. historian. |
| 9. | John, 1735–1826, 2nd president of the U.S. 1797–1801: a leader in the American Revolution. |
| 10. | John Michael Geoffrey Man⋅ning⋅ham [man-ing-uhm] , (“Tom”), 1931–85, Barbadian political leader: prime minister 1976–85. |
| 11. | John Quin⋅cy [kwin-zee, -see] , 1767–1848, 6th president of the U.S. 1825–29; Secretary of State 1817–25 (son of John Adams). |
| 12. | Lé⋅o⋅nie Fuller [ley-oh-nee] , 1899–1988, U.S. poet. |
| 13. | Maude (Maude Kiskadden), 1872–1953, U.S. actress. |
| 14. | Roger, 1889–1971, U.S. chemist. |
| 15. | Samuel, 1722–1803, American statesman: a leader in the American Revolution. |
| 16. | Samuel Hopkins, 1874–1958, U.S. journalist and novelist. |
| 17. | Walter Sydney, 1876–1956, U.S. astronomer. |
| 18. | Mount. a mountain in SW Washington, in the Cascade Range. 12,307 ft. (3751 m). |
| 19. | a mountain in N New Hampshire, in the White Mountains. 5798 ft. (1767 m). |
| 20. | a city in W Massachusetts. 10,381. |
[ad-uhm for 1, 3, 5–6; a-dahn for 2, 4] | 1. | the name of the first man: husband of Eve and progenitor of the human race. Gen. 2:7; 5:1–5. |
| 2. | A⋅dolphe Charles [a-dawlf sharl] , 1803–56, French composer of comic opera and ballet music. |
| 3. | James, 1730–94, and his brother Robert, 1728–92, English architects and furniture designers. |
| 4. | Lam⋅bert Si⋅gis⋅bert [lahn-ber see-zheez-ber] , 1700–59, and his brother Ni⋅cho⋅las Sé⋅bas⋅tien [nee-kaw-lah sey-bahs-tyan] , 1705–78, French sculptors. |
| 5. | a male given name. |
| 6. | of or pertaining to the style of architecture, decoration, or furnishings associated with Robert and James Adam, characterized by free adaptation of ancient Roman forms and interiors treated with delicate ornament generally painted in light, vivid colors. |
| 7. | not know from Adam, to be unacquainted with: He says hello to us every morning, but we don't know him from Adam. |
| 8. | the old Adam, the natural tendency toward sin: He attributed his wild outburst to the old Adam in him. |
| Ad·ams (ād'əmz) First Lady of the United States (1797-1801) as the wife of President John Adams. Her letters to her husband provide a vivid picture of life in colonial Massachusetts. |
| Adams, Ansel 1902-1984. American photographer noted for his magnificent black-and-white photographs of the American wilderness. |
| Adams, Brooks 1848-1927. American historian who theorized that civilizations rise and fall according to a pattern of economic growth and decline. |
| Adams, Charles Francis 1807-1886. American public official who as an ambassador during the Civil War helped dissuade Great Britain from officially recognizing the Confederacy. |
| Adams, Henry Brooks 1838-1918. American historian noted for his nine-volume History of the United States during the Administrations of Jefferson and Madison (1889-1891). He also wrote a famous autobiography, The Education of Henry Adams (1918). |
| Adams, John 1735-1826. The first Vice President (1789-1797) and second President (1797-1801) of the United States. He was a major figure during the American Revolution, the drafting of the Declaration of Independence, and the shaping of the Constitution. |
| Adams, John Quincy 1767-1848. The sixth President of the United States (1825-1829). As secretary of state (1817-1825) he helped formulate the Monroe Doctrine. After his presidency he served in the House of Representatives (1831-1848), where he advocated antislavery measures. |
| Adams, Mount A peak, 3,753.6 m (12,307 ft) high, in the Cascade Range of southwest Washington. |
| Adams, Samuel 1722-1803. American Revolutionary leader whose agitations spurred Bostonians toward rebellion against British occupation and rule. He was a member of the First and Second Continental Congresses, signed the Declaration of Independence, and served as governor of Massachusetts (1794-1797). |
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American astronomer who demonstrated that the essential brightness of a star could be calculated by studying its spectrum and who introduced a method for measuring the distance of stars based on their brightness. In 1915 he discovered Sirius B, the first known white dwarf star, and his measurement of the gravitational red shift in the light leaving its surface was accepted as evidence for Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity. |