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Goat, The
(Encyclopedia) Goat, The, English name for Capricornus, a constellation.Lusiads, The
(Encyclopedia) Lusiads, The: see Camões, Luís de.Cloisters, the
(Encyclopedia) Cloisters, the, museum of medieval European art, in Fort Tryon Park, New York City, overlooking the Hudson River. A branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, it was opened to the…Alamo, the
(Encyclopedia) Alamo, theAlamo, theălˈəmōˌ [key] [Span.,=cottonwood], building in San Antonio, Tex., “the cradle of Texas liberty.” Built as a chapel after 1744, it is all that remains of the mission…Dalles, The
(Encyclopedia) Dalles, The, Oregon: see The Dalles.Downs, The
(Encyclopedia) Downs, The, roadstead, c.8 mi (13 km) long and 6 mi (9.7 km) wide, between North Foreland and South Foreland, off Deal, Kent, SE England, in the English Channel. It is protected,…Archer, The
(Encyclopedia) Archer, The, English name for Sagittarius, a constellation.Law, the
(Encyclopedia) Law, the, in Judaism: see Torah.Lion, The
(Encyclopedia) Lion, The, English name for Leo, a constellation.Eight, the
(Encyclopedia) Eight, the, group of American artists in New York City, formed in 1908 to exhibit paintings. They were men of widely different tendencies, held together mainly by their common…Trending
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