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Palos de la Frontera
(Encyclopedia) Palos de la FronteraPalos de la Fronterapäˈlōs dā lä frōntāˈrä [key], town Huelva prov., SW Spain, in Andalusia, on the Tinto River near its mouth. From its port (now silted up),…Duncan, Robert Kennedy
(Encyclopedia) Duncan, Robert Kennedy, 1868–1914, American industrial chemist and educator b. Brantford, Ont., grad. Univ. of Toronto (B.A., 1892). He was professor at the Univ. of Kansas (1906–10)…American
(Encyclopedia) American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see…Borger
(Encyclopedia) Borger Borger bôrˈgər [key], city (2020 pop. 12,551), Hutchinson co., extreme N Tex., in the…Waksman, Selman Abraham
(Encyclopedia) Waksman, Selman AbrahamWaksman, Selman Abrahamwäksˈmən [key], 1888–1973, American microbiologist, b. Priluka, Russia, grad. Rutgers (B.S. 1915), Ph.D. Univ. of California, 1918. He…High Point
(Encyclopedia) High Point, city (2020 pop. 114,059), Davidson, Guilford, and Randolph counties, N N.C., in a heavily forested Piedmont region; settled…Okmulgee
(Encyclopedia) OkmulgeeOkmulgeeōkˌmŭlˈgē [key], city (1990 pop. 13,441), seat of Okmulgee co., E central Okla., in an oil and farm area; inc. 1900. An agricultural processing center, it has oil and…Marggraf, Andreas Sigismund
(Encyclopedia) Marggraf, Andreas SigismundMarggraf, Andreas Sigismundändrāˈäs zēˈgĭsm&oobreve;nt märkˈgräfˌ [key], 1709–82, German chemist, a pioneer in analytical chemistry. He proved that…Mitscherlich, Eilhard
(Encyclopedia) Mitscherlich, EilhardMitscherlich, Eilhardīlˈhärt mĭchˈərlĭkh [key], 1794–1863, German chemist. He was professor at Berlin from 1822. Noted for his discovery of the principle of…Franck, James
(Encyclopedia) Franck, JamesFranck, Jamesfrängk [key], 1882–1964, German physicist. He was professor of physics at Göttingen and at Johns Hopkins (1935–38) and professor of physical chemistry at the…Trending
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