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Geometry: Spheres

SpheresGeometryThe Next Dimension: Surfaces and SolidsPrismsPyramidsCylinders and ConesPolyhedraSpheresPlatonic Solids Thanks to early explorers, people have lost the fear of falling off the edge…

Franz Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Franz Joseph, emperor of Austria and king of Hungary: see Francis Joseph.

2022 Winter Olympics: Figure Skating

  Artistry takes center stage   Source: Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP Related Links 2022 Winter Olympics Figure Skating Through the Years Encyclopedia: Figure…

Saint Francis, Lake

(Encyclopedia) Saint Francis, Lake, an expansion of the St. Lawrence River, SE Ont. and S Que., Canada, SW of Montreal, extending between Cornwall and Valleyfield. It is part of the St. Lawrence…

Francis II, king of the Two Sicilies

(Encyclopedia) Francis II, 1836–94, last king of the Two Sicilies (1859–61), son and successor of Ferdinand II. A weak ruler, he let his ministers follow his father's reactionary policy. Faced with…

Marignano, battle of

(Encyclopedia) Marignano, battle ofMarignano, battle ofmärēnyäˈnō [key], 1515, in the Italian Wars, fought by Francis I of France and his Venetian allies against the Swiss Confederates, who then…