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Endo, Shusaku
(Encyclopedia) Endo, ShusakuEndo, Shusakushəsäˈk&oobreve; ĕnˈdō [key], 1923–1996, one of the finest 20th-century Japanese novelists, b. Tokyo. Baptized a Roman Catholic at 11, he is often…French Broad River
(Encyclopedia) French Broad River, 210 mi (338 km) long, rising in the Blue Ridge Mts., W N.C., and flowing N and then NW to Knoxville, E Tenn., where it joins with the Holston to form the Tennessee…anglesite
(Encyclopedia) anglesiteanglesiteăngˈgləsīt [key], pale green, blue, yellow-to-white, or colorless mineral, a sulfate of lead, PbSO4, that is formed by oxidation of galena, crystallizing in the…Hickory, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Hickory, city (2020 pop. 43,490), Burke and Catawba counties, W N.C., at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mts.; inc. 1870. It is a processing…Chase, Mary Ellen
(Encyclopedia) Chase, Mary Ellen, 1887–1973, American educator and writer, b. Blue Hill, Maine, grad. Univ. of Maine, 1909. Her works, set in Maine and excellent in their regional fidelity, include a…aquamarine
(Encyclopedia) aquamarineaquamarineăkˌwəmərēnˈ, äkˌ– [key] [Lat.,=seawater], transparent beryl with a blue or bluish-green color. Sources of the gems include Brazil, Siberia, the Union of Myanmar,…Tana, lake, Ethiopia
(Encyclopedia) TanaTanatäˈnä [key] or TsanaTanatsäˈnä [key], largest lake of Ethiopia, c.1,400 sq mi (3,630 sq km), S of Gondar. It is fed by more than 60 streams, one of which is regarded as the…Willstätter, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Willstätter, RichardWillstätter, Richardrĭkhˈärt vĭlˈshtĕtər [key], 1872–1942, German chemist. He was professor at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute of Chemistry, Berlin (1912–16), and at…piedmont, physiographic region
(Encyclopedia) piedmont, any area near the foot of a mountain, particularly the plateau (the Piedmont) extending from New York to Alabama E of the Appalachian Mts. and W of the Atlantic coastal plain…mandrill
(Encyclopedia) mandrill, large monkey, Mandrillus sphinx, of central W Africa, related to the baboons. Mandrills are found in forests, while baboons live in open country. The fur of the mandrill is…Trending
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