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Bellatrix

(Encyclopedia) BellatrixBellatrixbĕlˈətrĭks [key], bright star in the constellation Orion; Bayer designation Gamma Orionis; 1992 position R.A. 5h24.7m, Dec. +6°21′. A bluish-white giant of spectral…

Adhara

(Encyclopedia) AdharaAdharaădhârˈə [key], bright star in the constellation Canis Major; Bayer designation ε Canis Majoris; 1992 position R.A. 6h58.3m, Dec. −31°54′. A bluish-white giant (spectral…

Will, George

(Encyclopedia) Will, George (George Frederick Will), 1941–, American political columnist, b. Champaign, Illinois. He attended Trinity College (B.A., 1962), Oxford (1962–64), and Princeton (PhD., 1964…

Willemstad

(Encyclopedia) WillemstadWillemstadvĭlˈəmstät [key], city (1992 pop. 24,235), capital of Curaçao and former capital of the Netherlands Antilles. The city was the commercial and industrial center of…

Camden, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Camden, city (2020 pop. 71,791), seat of Camden co., W N.J., a port on the Delaware River opposite Philadelphia, settled 1681, inc. 1828…

Pollux, in astronomy

(Encyclopedia) Pollux, brightest star in the constellation Gemini; Bayer designation Beta Geminorum; 1992 position R.A. 7h44.8m, Dec. +28°03′. An orange giant of spectral class K0 III, it is the…

Sessions, William Steele

(Encyclopedia) Sessions, William Steele, 1930–2020, U.S. government official, b. Fort Smith, Ark. After serving in the U.S. air force (1951–55), he attended Baylor Univ. (B.A. 1956, LL.B. 1958). A…

Sawallisch, Wolfgang

(Encyclopedia) Sawallisch, Wolfgang, 1923–2013, German conductor, b. Munich. A specialist in the classical German repertoire, Sawallisch began conducting as a teenager. After World War II, he became…

Santa Cruz de la Sierra

(Encyclopedia) Santa Cruz de la SierraSanta Cruz de la Sierrasänˈtä kr&oomacr;s [key]Santa Cruz de la Sierraᵺā lä sēĕrˈä [key], city (1992 pop. 697,278), capital of Santa Cruz dept., central…

Opole

(Encyclopedia) OpoleOpoleôpôˈlĕ [key], Ger. Oppeln, city (1992 est. pop. 129,000), capital of Opolskie prov., S Poland, on the Oder River. A river port and rail junction, it is also an important…