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Muir  (myr), John 1838-1914.
Scottish-born American naturalist who promoted the creation of national parks and reservations.
muir [muːr mjuːr myr]
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography)
a.  a Scot word for moor1
b.  (in place names) Sheriffmuir
Muir [mjʊə]
n
(Biographies / Muir, Edwin (1887-1959) M, Scottish, WRITING: poet, WRITING: novelist, WRITING: critic) Edwin. 1887-1959, Scottish poet, novelist, and critic
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Noun1.Muir - United States naturalist (born in England) who advocated the creation of national parks (1838-1914)Muir - United States naturalist (born in England) who advocated the creation of national parks (1838-1914)
John Muir
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In the summertime, fog droplets moisten the air and environment of Muir Woods National Monument.
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In the great spirit of this endeavor, President Theodore Roosevelt named Muir Woods - in the San Francisco Bay area of California - the seventh National Monument.
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of Wisconsin Press in Madison, this collection features letters from naturalist John Muir that were written during an 1879-1880 journey through Alaska and ultimately became a series of articles that were printed by the Daily Evening Bulletin in San Francisco.
Letters from Alaska. (reprint, 1993) by SciTech Book News
 
 
 
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