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darter, bird
(Encyclopedia) darter or anhingadarterănhĭngˈgə [key], common name for a very slender, black water bird very closely related to the cormorant. It frequents the wooded borders of freshwater lakes,…candle, cylinder of wax or tallow
(Encyclopedia) candle, cylinder of wax or tallow containing a wick, used for illumination or for ceremonial purposes. The evidence of ancient writings is not conclusive as to the history of the…vital statistics
(Encyclopedia) vital statistics, primarily records of the number of births and deaths in a population. Other factors, such as number of marriages and causes of death, by age groups, are regularly…London Company
(Encyclopedia) London Company, corporation composed of stockholders residing in and about London, which, together with the Plymouth Company (see Virginia Company), was granted (1606) a charter by…Paine, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Paine, Thomas, 1737–1809, Anglo-American political theorist and writer, b. Thetford, Norfolk, England. The son of a working-class Quaker, he became an excise officer and was dismissed…Raynal, Guillaume Thomas François, Abbé
(Encyclopedia) Raynal, Guillaume Thomas François, AbbéRaynal, Guillaume Thomas François, Abbégēyōmˈ tômäˈ fräNswäˈ äbāˈ rānälˈ [key], 1713–96, French historian and philosopher. Raynal was a priest,…Eyre, Edward John
(Encyclopedia) Eyre, Edward JohnEyre, Edward Johnâr [key], 1815–1901, British colonial administrator. In Australia (1833–45) he was a magistrate, explorer, and writer on Australian geography, and had…hundred
(Encyclopedia) hundred, in English history, a subdivision of a shire, first mentioned in the 10th cent. and surviving as a unit of local government into the 19th cent. It is thought that in origin…Intolerable Acts
(Encyclopedia) Intolerable Acts, name given by American patriots to five laws (including the Quebec Act) adopted by Parliament in 1774, which limited the political and geographical freedom of the…De la Warr, Thomas West, 12th Baron
(Encyclopedia) De la Warr, Thomas West, 12th BaronDe la Warr, Thomas West, 12th Barondĕlˈəwər [key], 1577–1618, English colonial governor of Virginia. He saw fighting in the Netherlands and was…Trending
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