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Mulhouse

(Encyclopedia) MulhouseMulhousemül&oomacr;zˈ [key], Ger. Mülhausen, city (1990 pop. 109,905), Haut-Rhin dept., E France, in Alsace, on the Ill River and the Rhône-Rhine canal. Cotton, wool, and…

Cape Town, City of

(Encyclopedia) Cape Town, City of, metropolitan municipality (2021 est. pop. 4,710,000), Western Cape prov., South Africa, on the Atlantic Ocean. Cape…

Beverley

(Encyclopedia) Beverley, town, East Riding of Yorkshire, NE England. Beverley is primarily a market town with some shipbuilding and such light…

Pontiac, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Pontiac, industrial city (1990 pop. 71,166), seat of Oakland co., SE Mich., on the Clinton River; founded 1818 by promoters from Detroit, inc. as a city 1861. Industries developed…

Port Elizabeth

(Encyclopedia) Port Elizabeth, city, now part and seat of Nelson Mandela Bay metropolitan municipality, Eastern Cape prov., SE South Africa, on Algoa Bay, an arm of the Indian Ocean. It is a tourist…

Nuffield, William Richard Morris, 1st Viscount

(Encyclopedia) Nuffield, William Richard Morris, 1st ViscountNuffield, William Richard Morris, 1st Viscountnŭfˈēld [key], 1877–1963, English automobile manufacturer and philanthropist. Beginning his…

Rueil-Malmaison

(Encyclopedia) Rueil-MalmaisonRueil-Malmaisonrüĕˈyə-mälmāzôNˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 67,323), Hauts-de-Seine dept., N central France. It is an industrial center where metals, armaments, photographic…

Saginaw, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) SaginawSaginawsăgˈĭnô [key], city (1990 pop. 69,512), seat of Saginaw co., S Mich., on the Saginaw River, 15 mi (24 km) from its mouth on Saginaw Bay (an inlet of Lake Huron); settled…

Ottawa, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) Ottawa. 1 City (1990 pop. 17,451), seat of La Salle co., N central Ill., at the confluence of the Fox and Illinois rivers, in a fertile farm area; inc. as a city 1853. The city has…

radiator

(Encyclopedia) radiator, device used to heat an area surrounding it or to cool a fluid circulating within it. The familiar radiators of steam and hot water heating systems in buildings are misnamed,…