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Chelsea ware
(Encyclopedia) Chelsea ware, chinaware made in the mid-18th cent. at a factory in Chelsea, London. The earliest specimens extant are dated 1745 and have the potter's mark of a triangle and the word…Cleves, duchy of
(Encyclopedia) Cleves, duchy of, former state, W Germany, on both sides of the lower Rhine, bordering on the Netherlands. Cleves was the capital. A county from late Carolingian times, it acquired (…Scientists: Earth Sciences
// Cite Geologists, geographers, naturalists, oceanographers, and paleontologists Related Links Geology Nature Weather Dinosaur Central…Mary II, 1662–94, queen of England
(Encyclopedia) Mary II, 1662–94, queen of England, wife of William III. The daughter of James II by his first wife, Anne Hyde, she was brought up a Protestant despite her father's adoption of Roman…Clemens, Samuel Langhorne
(Encyclopedia) Clemens, Samuel Langhorne: see Twain, Mark.Saint Mark's Church
(Encyclopedia) Saint Mark's Church, Venice, named after the tutelary saint of Venice. The original Romanesque basilical church, built in the 9th cent. as a shrine for the saint's bones, was destroyed…Van Doren, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Van Doren, Charles: see under Van Doren, Mark.Norwegian language
(Encyclopedia) Norwegian language, member of the North Germanic, or Scandinavian, group of the Germanic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages. It is spoken by about 4 million people in…Jehiel
(Encyclopedia) JehielJehieljēhīˈəl [key], in the Bible. 1 Ancestor of Saul. 2 One of David's mighty men. 3 Musician of David. 4 Son of Jehoshaphat. 5 Levite under David. An alternate form is Jehieli…David d'Angers
(Encyclopedia) David d'Angers or Pierre-Jean DavidDavid d'Angersdävēdˈ däNzhāˈ; pyĕr-zhäN [key], 1788–1856, French sculptor. His works are numerous and present national figures, often nude, in…Trending
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