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(Encyclopedia) LoughboroughLoughboroughlŭfˈbərə [key], town (1991 pop. 44,895), Leicestershire, central England, on the Soar River. It is a market town with engineering works. Manufactures include…Bell, Sir Charles
(Encyclopedia) Bell, Sir Charles, 1774–1842, Scottish anatomist and surgeon. He became professor of anatomy and surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons, London, in 1824 and was professor of surgery…bell, musical instrument
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Bell bell, in music, a percussion instrument consisting of a hollow metal vessel, often cup-shaped with an outward-flaring rim, damped at one end and set into vibration by a…Bell, Quentin
author, artistBirthplace: EnglandBorn: 1910Died: 1996The Liberty Bell
The Liberty Bell was cast in England in 1752 for the Pennsylvania Statehouse (now named Independence Hall) in Philadelphia. It was recast in Philadelphia in 1753. It is inscribed with the…Brewer's: Bell
Acton, Currer, and Ellis. Assumed names of Anne, Charlotte, and Emily Brontë. Bell As the bell clinks, so the fool thinks, or, As the fool thinks, so the bell clinks. The tale says when…Brewer's: Belle
A beauty. The Belle of the room. The most beautiful lady in the room (French). La belle France. A common French phrase applied to France, as “Merry England” is to our own country.…Brewer's: Bells
The Koran says that bells hang on the trees of Paradise, and are set in motion by wind from the throne of God, as often as the blessed wish for music. (Sale.) Bells as musical As those…The Breaking of the Bells
American Telephone and Telegraph (AT&T) was the target of a suit filed under the Sherman Antitrust Act and faced charges of operating a nationwide monopoly on telephone services. By…Bert Bell
Bert BellBorn: Feb. 25, 1895Football team owner and 2nd NFL commissioner (1946-59); proposed college draft in 1935 and instituted TV blackout rule.Died: Oct. 11, 1959Jean BeliveauA - CJames (…