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Vosges, mountain range, France
(Encyclopedia) VosgesVosgesvōzh [key], mountain range, E France, between the Alsatian plain in the east and the plateau of S Lorraine in the west. It extends generally north and parallel to the Rhine…Tabor, Horace Austin Warner
(Encyclopedia) Tabor, Horace Austin WarnerTabor, Horace Austin Warnertāˈbər [key], 1830–99, American prospector, known as Silver Dollar Tabor, b. Holland, Vt. From the Matchless Mine at Leadville,…Louis, Murray
(Encyclopedia) Louis, Murray, 1926–2016, American modern dancer and choreographer, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., as Murray Louis Fuchs. He served in naval intelligence in San Francisco during World War II, then…Mesa Verde National Park
(Encyclopedia) Mesa Verde National ParkMesa Verde National Parkmāˌsə vûrdˈ, vûrˈdē [key], 52,122 acres (21,109 hectares), SW Colorado; est. 1906. Set amid forested canyons and flat mesas, the park…Chisum, John Simpson
(Encyclopedia) Chisum, John SimpsonChisum, John Simpsonchĭzˈəm [key], 1824–84, American cattleman, b. Tennessee. In 1837 he moved with his family to Texas. He had no formal education but worked as a…topaz
(Encyclopedia) topaztopaztōˈpăz [key], aluminum silicate mineral with either hydroxyl radicals or fluorine, Al2SiO4(F,OH)2, used as a gem. It is commonly colorless or some shade of pale yellow to…Triple Alliance, War of the
(Encyclopedia) Triple Alliance, War of the, 1865–70, fought between Paraguay on one side and an alliance of Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay on the other. Brazil's military reprisals for injuries to…Appalachian Mountains
(Encyclopedia) Appalachian MountainsAppalachian Mountainsăpəlāˈchən, –chēən, –lăchˈ– [key], mountain system of E North America, extending in a broad belt c.1,600 mi (2,570 km) SW from the Gaspé…Oligocene epoch
(Encyclopedia) Oligocene epochOligocene epochŏlˈəgōsēnˌ [key], third epoch of the Tertiary period in the Cenozoic era of geologic time, lasting from 38 to 24 million years ago. More of North America…Neptune's Rings
Voyager found four rings and evidence of ring arcs or incomplete rings. The “Main Ring” orbits Neptune at about 23,812.5 mi (38,100 km) above the cloud tops. The “Inner Ring” is about 17,750 mi (28,…Trending
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