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Galois, Évariste
(Encyclopedia) Galois, ÉvaristeGalois, Évaristeāvärēstˈ gälwäˈ [key], 1811–32, French mathematician. At the age of 17 he had evolved original concepts on the theory of algebra. He made important…Gretna
(Encyclopedia) Gretna. <1> City (2020 pop. 17,515), seat of Jefferson parish, SE La., on the Mississippi River. A suburb of New Orleans, it…Grove, Robert Moses
(Encyclopedia) Grove, Robert Moses (Lefty Grove), 1900–1975, American baseball player, b. Lonaconing, Md. A left-handed pitcher, he played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1925–33) and Boston Red Sox…glaze, in pottery
(Encyclopedia) glaze, translucent layer that coats pottery to give the surface a finish or afford a ground for decorative painting. Glazes—transparent, white, or colored—are fired on the clay. Of the…Hallelujah
(Encyclopedia) HallelujahHallelujahhălˌəl&oomacr;ˈyə [key] or AlleluiaHallelujahăl– [key] [Heb.,=praise the Lord], joyful expression used in Hebrew worship; cf. Pss. 104–6, 111–13, 115–17, 135,…Halmstad
(Encyclopedia) HalmstadHalmstadhälmˈstädˌ [key], city (1990 est. pop. 48,880), capital of Halland co., SW Sweden, a seaport on the Kattegat at the mouth of the Nissan River. It is an industrial…Ludus Coventriae
(Encyclopedia) Ludus CoventriaeLudus Coventriael&oomacr;ˈdəs kəvĕnˈtrēā [key], one of four extant cycles of English miracle plays. In the 17th cent. it was mistakenly designated as originating in…McDougall, William, American psychologist
(Encyclopedia) McDougall, William, 1871–1938, American psychologist, b. Lancashire, England, educated at Cambridge, Oxford, and Gottingen. An important figure in the development of social and…Middleboro
(Encyclopedia) Middleboro, town (1990 pop. 17,867), Plymouth co., SE Mass.; inc. 1669. Cranberry-processing is a major industry in the town, and fire apparatus, chemicals, and shoes are manufactured…Cîmpulung
(Encyclopedia) Cîmpulung Cîmpulung kəmp&oobreve;l&oomacr;ngˈ [key], town, S central Romania, in Walachia, on…Trending
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