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(Encyclopedia) Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar b&oomacr;bänĕˈswär [key], city, capital of Odisha (Orissa) state, E central…Ponce
(Encyclopedia) PoncePoncepōnˈsā [key], city (1990 pop. 187,749), S Puerto Rico. One of Puerto Rico's largest cities, it is the island's chief Caribbean port. Ponce is also an agricultural trade and…pier
(Encyclopedia) pier, in engineering, term applied to a mass of reinforced concrete or masonry supporting a large structure, such as a bridge. When piers are built on ground of poor bearing value, it…Peruzzi, Baldassare
(Encyclopedia) Peruzzi, BaldassarePeruzzi, Baldassarebäldäs-säˈrā pār&oomacr;tˈtsē [key], 1481–1536, Italian architect and painter of the High Renaissance and mannerist periods. His outstanding…Stamford, town, England
(Encyclopedia) Stamford, town (1991 pop. 18,127), in the Parts of Kesteven, Lincolnshire, E central England, on the Welland River. It is a market town. Products include diesel engines, electrical…Odense
(Encyclopedia) OdenseOdenseōˈᵺənsə [key], city (1992 pop. 140,886), capital of Fyn co., S central Denmark, a seaport linked by canal with the Odense Fjord (an arm of the Kattegat). Denmark's third…Scientists: Applied Sciences and Technology
Agriculturalists, computer scientists, electrical engineers, engineers, and inventors Related Links Computers and the Internet Inventions and Discoveries Inventors Hall of Fame…Croatia Map: Regions, Geography, Facts & Figures
Croatia is a beautiful country located in the Balkans region of Europe. It is known for its stunning coastline along the Adriatic Sea, historic cities, and national parks. Croatia is a popular…Corinthian order
(Encyclopedia) Corinthian order, most ornate of the classic orders of architecture. It was also the latest, not arriving at full development until the middle of the 4th cent. b.c. The oldest known…Foster, Norman Robert, Baron Foster of Thames Bank
(Encyclopedia) Foster, Norman Robert, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, 1935–, British architect, b. Manchester, grad. Manchester Univ. school of architecture (1961), Yale school of architecture (M.A.,…Trending
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