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Greenfield Village
(Encyclopedia)Greenfield Village, reproduction of an early American village, est. 1933 by Henry Ford at Dearborn, Mich., as part of the Edison Institute. A white-spired church, a town hall, an inn, a school, a cour...Thomas Edison National Historical Park
(Encyclopedia)Thomas Edison National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Port Huron
(Encyclopedia)Port Huron hyo͝orˈən [key], city (1990 pop. 33,694), seat of St. Clair co., S Mich., a natural, deepwater port of entry at the junction of the St. Clair River with Lake Huron; inc. 1857. It is a sh...Alva, Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, duque de
(Encyclopedia)Alva, Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, duque de: see Alba, Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, duque de. ...Myrdal, Alva
(Encyclopedia)Myrdal, Alva älˈvä mĭrˈdäl, Swed. mürˈdäl [key], 1902–86, Swedish sociologist, diplomat, and political leader. As a sociologist in the 1930s, she initiated a national program establishing s...infrared astronomy
(Encyclopedia)infrared astronomy, study of celestial objects by means of the infrared radiation they emit, in the wavelength range from about 1 micrometer to about 1 millimeter. All objects, from trees and building...goldenrod
(Encyclopedia)goldenrod, any species of the large genus Solidago of the family Asteraceae (aster family), chiefly North American weedy herbs. They have small yellow flowers clustered, often in panicles, along a wan...thermionic emission
(Encyclopedia)thermionic emission thûrmˌīŏnˈĭk [key], emission of electrons or ions by substances that are highly heated, the charged particles being called thermions. The number of thermions emitted increase...telegraph
(Encyclopedia)telegraph, term originally applied to any device or system for distant communication by means of visible or audible signals, now commonly restricted to electrically operated devices. Attempts at long-...Alba, Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, duque de
(Encyclopedia)Alba or Alva, Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, duque de ălˈbə, ălˈvə, Span. both: fārnänˈdō älˈvärāth dā tōlāˈᵺō do͞oˈkā dā älˈvä [key], b. 1507 or 1508, d. 1582, Spanish gener...Browse by Subject
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