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Gell, Sir William

(Encyclopedia) Gell, Sir WilliamGell, Sir Williamgĕl [key], 1777–1836, English archaeologist. He served as chamberlain to Caroline, consort of the prince of Wales (later George IV), and accompanied…

truss

(Encyclopedia) CE5 A. King post truss B. Queen, with princess posts truss, in architecture and engineering, a supporting structure or framework composed of beams, girders, or rods commonly of…

Berenice, b. c.a.d. 28, Jewish princess

(Encyclopedia) Berenice, b. c.a.d. 28, Jewish princess; daughter of Herod Agrippa I (see under Herod). A very beautiful woman, she was often involved in intrigue. After her first husband died, she…

Novikov, Nikolai Ivanovich

(Encyclopedia) Novikov, Nikolai IvanovichNovikov, Nikolai Ivanovichnyĭkəlīˈ ēväˈnəvĭch nôˈvēkəf [key], 1744–1818, Russian journalist and publisher. In 1769, with the Drone, he started the vogue of…

Banks, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Banks, Thomas, 1735–1805, English neoclassical sculptor, studied at the Royal Academy. A traveling scholarship enabled him to study in Rome from 1772 to 1779. In 1781 he went to Russia…

Catherine Dean MAY, Congress, WA (1914-2004)

MAY Catherine Dean , a Representative from Washington; born Catherine Dean Barnes, May 18, 1914, in Yakima, Wash.; graduated from Yakima Valley Junior College, Yakima, Wash., 1934; B.S.,…

Haverfordwest

(Encyclopedia) HaverfordwestHaverfordwesthăvˌərfərdwĕstˈ [key], Welsh Hwlffordd, town (1981 pop. 9,936), Pembrokeshire, SW Wales, on the Western Cleddau River. It is a market town. A notable 13th-…

Mountain Ash, town, Wales

(Encyclopedia) Mountain Ash, Welsh Aberpennar, town (1981 pop. 26,231), Rhondda Cynon Taff, S Wales. A former mining community, it depended upon the great coal mines nearby, which were developed in…

Presteigne

(Encyclopedia) PresteignePresteigneprĕstēnˈ [key], town (1991 est. pop. 1,780), Powys, E Wales, on the Lugg River where it forms the border with England. Tourism is important. A 17th-century bridge…