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(Encyclopedia) Davangere Davangere däˈvəng–gĕrĕ [key], city, Karnataka state, SW India. It is on the Bengaluru-Pune…Gatling, Richard Jordan
(Encyclopedia) Gatling, Richard Jordan, 1818–1903, American inventor, b. Winton, N.C. He invented agricultural implements, which he manufactured in St. Louis, and then studied medicine in Indiana and…Uusikaupunki
(Encyclopedia) UusikaupunkiUusikaupunki&oomacr;ˈsēkouˌp&oobreve;ngkē [key], Swed. Nystad, city (1996 pop. 17,631), Western Finland prov., SW Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia. A local trade…Votkinsk
(Encyclopedia) VotkinskVotkinskvôtˈkĭnsk [key], city (1989 pop. 103,500), Udmurt Republic, E European Russia, on a tributary of the Kama River. It has machine plants and sawmills. Founded in 1759 as…Rogers, John, American sculptor
(Encyclopedia) Rogers, John, 1829–1904, American sculptor, b. Salem, Mass. Trained as an engineer, he was forced by failing eyesight to work as a machinist. He began modeling in clay as a pastime and…Ramelli, Agostino
(Encyclopedia) Ramelli, AgostinoRamelli, Agostinoägōstēˈnō rämĕlˈlē [key], c.1531–c.1600, Italian engineer who served in the armies of the marquis de Marignan and of the duc d'Anjou (later Henry III…Barre
(Encyclopedia) Barre Barre băˈrē [key], city (2020 pop. 8,378), Washington co., central Vt., SE of…Quanzhou
(Encyclopedia) QuanzhouQuanzhouchwänˈjōˈ [key], formerly TsinkiangTsinkiangchĭnˈjyängˈ, tsĭnˈkyängˈ [key], town (1994 est. pop. 207,800), SE Fujian prov., China, on an inlet of Taiwan Strait. Local…Rheydt
(Encyclopedia) RheydtRheydtrīt [key], city, North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany. It forms a twin city with Mönchengladbach. Rheydt is an industrial center; its manufactures include cotton, silk, and…morocco, type of leather
(Encyclopedia) morocco, goatskin leather, dyed on the grain side and boarded by hand or machine to bring up the grain in a bird's-eye effect. It probably originated with the Arabs in North Africa as…Trending
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