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Maiden Castle
(Encyclopedia) Maiden Castle, prehistoric fortress, Dorset, S England, near Dorchester. The finest earthwork in the British Isles, c.120 acres (50 hectares) in area, is there. Two sets of large-scale…Kotor
(Encyclopedia) KotorKotorkôˈtôr [key], Ital. Cattaro, city (2011 pop. 22,601), SE Montenegro, on the Bay of Kotor, an inlet of the Adriatic. It is a seaport and a tourist center. The town was…Jude, epistle of the New Testament
(Encyclopedia) Jude, epistle of the New Testament, the next to last book of the Bible. The Jude who wrote it has been identified since ancient times with St. Jude the apostle, but most modern…ruthenium
(Encyclopedia) rutheniumrutheniumr&oomacr;thēˈnēəm [key], metallic chemical element; symbol Ru; at. no. 44; at. wt. 101.07; m.p. about 2,310℃; b.p. about 3,900℃; sp. gr. 12.41 at 20℃; valence…Amiens
(Encyclopedia) Amiens Amiens ämyăNˈ [key], city, capital of Somme dept., N France, in Picardy, on the Somme River. It is a rail hub and a large market for the truck farming…anthracene
(Encyclopedia) CE5 anthraceneanthraceneănˈthrəsēn [key], C14H10, solid organic compound derived from coal tar. It melts at 218℃ and boils at 354℃. When pure it is colorless and has a violet…Iráklion
(Encyclopedia) Iráklion Iráklion ēräˈklēôn [key] or Candia Iráklion…Chartres
(Encyclopedia) Chartres Chartres shärˈtrə [key], capital of Eure-et-Loir dept., NW France, in Orléanais, on…absolute music
(Encyclopedia) absolute music, term used for music dependent on its structure alone for comprehension. It is the antithesis of program music. It is not associated with extramusical ideas or with a…Fleet Prison
(Encyclopedia) Fleet Prison, former jail in London, England. Rebuilt after it was destroyed in the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, again after the great fire of 1666, and once more after the Gordon riots…Trending
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