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(Encyclopedia) MattoonMattoonmătˌ&oomacr;nˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 18,441), Coles co., E central Ill.; inc. 1859. It is a processing, rail, and industrial center for a farming region. Among its…Paris, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) ParisParispârˈĭs [key], city (1990 pop. 24,699), seat of Lamar co., E Tex., in the Red River valley; settled 1824. It is a processing center for the rich farms of the blackland region…Coffin, James Henry
(Encyclopedia) Coffin, James Henry, 1806–73, American mathematician and meteorologist, was professor of mathematics and physics, Lafayette College, 1846–73. In an observatory which he built on Mt.…Fleet Prison
(Encyclopedia) Fleet Prison, former jail in London, England. Rebuilt after it was destroyed in the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, again after the great fire of 1666, and once more after the Gordon riots…Hammerfest
(Encyclopedia) Hammerfest Hammerfest häˈmərfĕst [key], town, Finnmark co., N Norway, on Kvaløy island. It is the…Sundsvall
(Encyclopedia) SundsvallSundsvallsŭntsˈvälˌ [key], city (1990 pop. 50,380), Västernorrland co., E Sweden, a major seaport on the Sundsvallfjärden, an arm of the Gulf of Bothnia. Manufactures include…Bergen, city, Norway
(Encyclopedia) Bergen Bergen bĕrˈgən [key], city, capital of Hordaland co., SW Norway, situated on inlets of…Karlstad
(Encyclopedia) KarlstadKarlstadkärlˈstäd [key], city (1990 pop. 52,930), capital of Värmland co., S Sweden, on Lake Vänern. It has ironworks and machine shops and other industries that manufacture…Malherbe, François de
(Encyclopedia) Malherbe, François deMalherbe, François defräNswäˈ də mälĕrbˈ [key], 1555–1628, French poet and critic, official poet of Henry IV and Louis XIII. His own poems approach technical…Lynn
(Encyclopedia) Lynn, city (1990 pop. 81,245), Essex co., E Mass.; inc. as a town 1631, as a city 1850. Lynn is an old industrial center. The first ironworks (1643) and the first fire engine (1654) in…Trending
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