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(Encyclopedia) Hamina Hamina häˈmĭnä [key], Swed. Fredrikshamn, city, South Finland prov., SE…Marianus Scotus, 1028–c.1082, Irish monk and chronicler
(Encyclopedia) Marianus ScotusMarianus Scotusmărēāˈnəs skōˈtəs [key], 1028–c.1082, Irish monk and chronicler, whose Gaelic name was Mael-brigte. He left Ireland in 1056 and lived on the Continent…Donatus
(Encyclopedia) Donatus (Aelius Donatus)Donatusēˈlēəs dōnätˈəs [key], fl. 4th cent. a.d., Roman grammarian; teacher of St. Jerome. His only well-known work, the Ars grammatica [elements of grammar],…Thorndike, Lynn
(Encyclopedia) Thorndike, Lynn, 1882–1965, American historian, b. Lynn, Mass. He taught history at Northwestern Univ. (1907–9), at Western Reserve Univ. (1909–24), and at Columbia (1924–50). Among…Skövde
(Encyclopedia) SkövdeSkövdeskövˈdə [key], city (1990 pop. 30,540), Skaraborg co., S Sweden, midway between lakes Vänern and Vättern. During the Middle Ages many pilgrims visited the shrine of St.…Grandson
(Encyclopedia) Grandson Grandson gräNsôNˈ [key], Ger. Grandsee, town, Vaud canton, W Switzerland…Harfleur
(Encyclopedia) HarfleurHarfleurärflörˈ [key], town (1993 est. pop. 9,221), Seine-Maritime dept., N France, at the mouth of the Seine River on the English Channel. It was a flourishing port during the…Arboga
(Encyclopedia) Arboga Arboga ärˈbōˌgä [key], town, Västmanland co., S Sweden, on the Arboga River, near Lake Hjälmaren. It is a transportation, industrial, and tourist…Amberg
(Encyclopedia) Amberg Amberg ämˈbĕrk [key], city, Bavaria, S central Germany, on the Vils River. The large iron mines have been worked since the Middle Ages. Until 1810,…atomism
(Encyclopedia) atomism, philosophic concept of the nature of the universe, holding that the universe is composed of invisible, indestructible material particles. The theory was first advanced in the…Trending
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