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(Encyclopedia) MirnyMirnymērˈnē [key], town, NE Siberian Russia, in Sakha Republic. Founded in 1956, when diamonds were discovered, Mirny grew rapidly and is now the center of the Russian diamond-…tuning fork
(Encyclopedia) tuning fork, steel instrument in the shape of a U with a short handle. When struck it produces an almost pure tone, retaining its pitch over a long period of time; thus it is a…Fosdick, Harry Emerson
(Encyclopedia) Fosdick, Harry EmersonFosdick, Harry Emersonfŏzˈdĭk [key], 1878–1969, American clergyman, b. Buffalo, N.Y., grad. Colgate Univ., 1900, and Union Theological Seminary, 1904. Ordained a…gravel
(Encyclopedia) gravel, particles of rock, i.e., stones and pebbles, usually round in form and intermediate in size between sand grains and boulders. Gravel is composed of various kinds of rock, the…Haffkine, Waldemar Mordecai Wolff
(Encyclopedia) Haffkine, Waldemar Mordecai Wolff, 1860–1930, Ukrainian microbiologist, b. Odessa, Russia (now in Ukraine). After studying (1879–83) at the Univ. of Odessa with the microbiologist Ilya…Herrera Campíns, Luis
(Encyclopedia) Herrera Campíns, LuisHerrera Campíns, Luisl&oomacr;ēsˈ ārāˈrä cämpēnsˈ [key], 1925–2007, Venezuelan politician and president (1979–84). A lawyer and journalist, he was a founder of…Antirent War
(Encyclopedia) Antirent War, in U.S. history, tenant uprising in New York state. When Stephen Van Rensselaer, owner of Rensselaerswyck, died in 1839, his heirs attempted to collect unpaid rents.…Antabuse
(Encyclopedia) AntabuseAntabuseănˈtəby&oomacr;s [key], trade name for the drug tetraethylthiuram disulfide, used in the treatment of alcoholism. Also called sulfiram, Antabuse is nontoxic, but it…Irala, Domingo Martínez de
(Encyclopedia) Irala, Domingo Martínez deIrala, Domingo Martínez dedōmēngˈgō märtēˈnās dā ēräˈlä [key], d. 1556 or 1557, first governor of Paraguay. Of Basque origin, he accompanied Pedro de Mendoza…infallibility
(Encyclopedia) infallibilityinfallibilityĭnfălˌəbĭlˈətē [key], in Christian thought, exemption from the possibility of error, bestowed on the church as a teaching authority, as a gift of the Holy…Trending
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