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Gould

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Gould  (gld), Glenn 1932-1982.
Canadian pianist noted for his performances and recordings of the works of Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms.
Gould, Jay 1836-1892.
American financier and speculator who with James Fisk and Daniel Drew wrested control of the Erie Railroad from Cornelius Vanderbilt (1867-1868). With Fisk, he caused the financial panic of September 24, 1869, with an attempt to corner the gold market.
Gould, Stephen Jay 1941-2002.
American evolutionary biologist, writer, and historian of science. He developed the theory of punctuated equilibrium with Niles Eldredge (born 1943) in 1972.
Gould [guːld]
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1. (Biographies / Gould, Benjamin Apthorp (1824-1896) M, US, SCIENCE: astronomer) Benjamin Apthorp. 1824-96, US astronomer: the first to use the telegraph to determine longitudes; founded the Astronomical Journal (1849)
2. (Biographies / Gould, Glenn (1932-1982) M, Canadian, MUSIC: pianist) Glenn. 1932-82, Canadian pianist
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Noun1.Gould - United States paleontologist and popularizer of science (1941-2002)
Stephen Jay Gould
2.GouldGould - United States financier who gained control of the Erie Canal and who caused a financial panic in 1869 when he attempted to corner the gold market (1836-1892)
Jay Gould


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Early in the year 1897 I received a letter inviting me to deliver an address at the dedication of the Robert Gould Shaw monument in Boston.
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First of all it was up wid the windy in a jiffy, and thin she threw open her two peepers to the itmost, and thin it was a little gould spy-glass that she clapped tight to one o' them and divil may burn me if it didn't spake to me as plain as a peeper cud spake, and says it, through the spy-glass: "Och
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Gould believes that birds of the same species are more brightly coloured under a clear atmosphere, than when living on islands or near the coast.
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