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South, University of the
(Encyclopedia) South, University of the, called Sewanee, at Sewanee, Tenn.; Episcopal; coeducational; chartered 1858, opened 1868. It has a college of arts and sciences and a theological school. The…Staple, Merchants of the
(Encyclopedia) Staple, Merchants of the: see Merchants of the Staple.States of the Church
(Encyclopedia) States of the Church: see Papal States.Spurs, Battle of the
(Encyclopedia) Spurs, Battle of the: see Battle of the Spurs.Acts of the Apostles
(Encyclopedia) Acts of the Apostles, book of the New Testament. It is the only 1st-century account of the expansion of Christianity in its earliest period. It was written in Greek anonymously as…Roses, Wars of the
(Encyclopedia) Roses, Wars of the, traditional name given to the intermittent struggle (1455–85) for the throne of England between the noble houses of York (whose badge was a white rose) and…Pacific, War of the
(Encyclopedia) Pacific, War of the, 1879–84, war between Chile and the allied nations, Peru and Bolivia; also called the Chile–Peruvian War. The trouble began when President Hilarión Daza of Bolivia…queen of the meadow
(Encyclopedia) queen of the meadow or queen of the prairie: see spiraea.Pyrenees, Peace of the
(Encyclopedia) Pyrenees, Peace of the, 1659, treaty ending the warfare between France and Spain that, continuing after the Peace of Westphalia, which ended the Thirty Years War, had been complicated…obliquity of the ecliptic
(Encyclopedia) obliquity of the ecliptic: see inclination.