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(Encyclopedia) Canberra Canberra kănˈbərə [key], city (2020 pop. 457,000), capital of Australia, in the Australian…Portsmouth, city, England
(Encyclopedia) Portsmouth, city and unitary authority (2011 pop. 205,056), S England, on Spithead Channel. The city includes Portsea (naval station), Southsea (residential district and resort), and…Sanger, Frederick
(Encyclopedia) Sanger, FrederickSanger, Fredericksăngˈər [key], 1918–2013, British biochemist, grad. Cambridge (B.A., 1939; Ph.D., 1943). He continued his research at Cambridge after 1943. He won the…Roderick
(Encyclopedia) RoderickRoderickrŏdˈərĭk [key], d. 711?, last Visigothic king in Spain (710–711?). After the death of King Witiza, a group of nobles chose Roderick, duke of Baetica, as successor to…Regency
(Encyclopedia) Regency, in British history, the period of the last nine years (1811–20) of the reign of George III, when the king's insanity had rendered him unfit to rule and the government was…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Pinned To Mrs. Walter Riddell's Carriage
by Robert Burns The EpitaphEpitaph For Mr. Walter RiddellPinned To Mrs. Walter Riddell's Carriage If you rattle along like your Mistress' tongue, Your speed will outrival the…Merton
(Encyclopedia) Merton, outer borough (1991 pop. 161,800) of Greater London, SE England. The area is largely residential with some industry, including tanning and the manufacture of silk and calico…Cleland, Max
(Encyclopedia) Cleland, Max, 1942-2021, American politician, b. Atlanta, GA, as Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Stetson Univ. (B.A., 1964), Emory Univ. (M.A., 1968). Cleland enlisted in the Army in 1965…Dundee, John Graham of Claverhouse, 1st Viscount
(Encyclopedia) Dundee, John Graham of Claverhouse, 1st ViscountDundee, John Graham of Claverhouse, 1st Viscountklăvˈərəs, dŭndēˈ [key], 1649?–1689, Scottish soldier, known as Bonnie Dundee. After…essay
(Encyclopedia) essay, relatively short literary composition in prose, in which a writer discusses a topic, usually restricted in scope, or tries to persuade the reader to accept a particular point of…Trending
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