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Newcomen, Thomas
(Encyclopedia)Newcomen, Thomas nyo͞oˈkəmən, nyo͞okŭmˈən [key], 1663–1729, English inventor of an early atmospheric steam engine (c.1711). It was an improvement over an earlier engine patented (1698) by Th...Thomas, Ambroise
(Encyclopedia)Thomas, Ambroise äNbrwäzˈ tōmäˈ [key], 1811–96, French operatic composer, studied at the Paris Conservatory, receiving the Prix de Rome in 1832. He later taught composition there and became it...Thomas, Dylan
(Encyclopedia)Thomas, Dylan dĭlˈən [key], 1914–53, Welsh poet, b. Swansea. An extraordinarily individualistic writer, Thomas is ranked among the great 20th-century poets. He grew up in Swansea, the son of a te...Lynaker, Thomas
(Encyclopedia)Lynaker, Thomas: see Linacre, Thomas. ...Lieber, Thomas
(Encyclopedia)Lieber, Thomas: see Erastus, Thomas. ...Liebler, Thomas
(Encyclopedia)Liebler, Thomas: see Erastus, Thomas. ...Abel, Thomas
(Encyclopedia)Abel, Thomas: see Abell, Thomas.Kid, Thomas
(Encyclopedia)Kid, Thomas: see Kyd, Thomas.Tallys, Thomas
(Encyclopedia)Tallys, Thomas: see Tallis, Thomas. ...Campian, Thomas
(Encyclopedia)Campian, Thomas: see Campion, Thomas. ...Browse by Subject
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