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La Baie
(Encyclopedia) La BaieLa Baielə bī [key], city (1991 pop. 20,995), S Que., Canada, on Ha! Ha! Bay, an arm of the Saguenay River. Formed by the amalgamation of Bagotville, Port Alfred, and the…Fowler, William Alfred
(Encyclopedia) Fowler, William Alfred, 1911–95, American nuclear astrophysicist, b. Pittsburgh. While a professor at the California Institute of Technology, Fowler studied how chemical elements are…Hemans, Felicia Dorothea (Browne)
(Encyclopedia) Hemans, Felicia Dorothea (Browne)Hemans, Felicia Dorothea (Browne)hĕmˈənz [key], 1793–1835, English poet. She married Capt. Alfred Hemans in 1812, had five children, and separated from…Trek, Great
(Encyclopedia) Trek, GreatTrek, Greattrĕk [key], the journey by Afrikaner farmers (Boers) who left the Cape Colony to escape British domination and eventually founded Natal, Transvaal, and the Orange…Mallet, David
(Encyclopedia) Mallet or Malloch, DavidMallet or Malloch, Davidmălˈĭt, –əkh [key], c.1705–1765, English poet and dramatist, b. Scotland. His best-known work is the ballad William and Margaret (1720…Miller, Alfred Jacob
(Encyclopedia) Miller, Alfred Jacob, 1810–74, American artist, b. Baltimore, studied under Thomas Sully and in Europe. In 1837 he joined an expedition to the American West and was probably the first…Hasting
(Encyclopedia) HastingHastinghāˈstĭng [key], fl. last half of 9th cent., leader of the Vikings, called Hasting the Pirate. He ravaged the coasts of France, Spain, and Italy, went into Morocco,…Schütt, Great
(Encyclopedia) Schütt, GreatSchütt, Greatshüt [key], Slovak Velký Žitný OstrovSchütt, Greatvĕlˈkē zhĭtˈnē ôˈstrôf [key], island, c.725 sq mi (1,880 sq km), SW Slovakia, in the Danubian lowlands…Great Pyrenees
(Encyclopedia) Great Pyrenees, breed of large working dog whose fossil remains date its existence in Europe from the Bronze Age (1800–1000 b.c.). It stands from 25 to 32 in. (63.5–81.3 cm) high at…Great Grimsby
(Encyclopedia) Great Grimsby or Grimsby, city, North East Lincolnshire, E central England, at the mouth of the Humber River. It is one of the…Trending
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