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Brown, Nicholas
(Encyclopedia) Brown, Nicholas, 1769–1841, American manufacturer and philanthropist, b. Providence, R.I., grad. Rhode Island College (renamed Brown Univ. in 1804 for him), 1786. He extended the…Breakspear, Nicholas
(Encyclopedia) Breakspear, Nicholas: see Adrian IV.Santa Claus
(Encyclopedia) Santa Claus: see Nicholas, Saint.Ferrar, Nicholas
(Encyclopedia) Ferrar, NicholasFerrar, Nicholasfĕrˈər [key], 1592–1637, English theologian. He was associated (1618–23) with the Virginia Company and, with his brother John, played a notable role in…Paskevich, Ivan Feodorovich
(Encyclopedia) Paskevich, Ivan FeodorovichPaskevich, Ivan Feodorovichēvänˈ fyôˈdərəvĭch pəskyĕˈvĭch [key], 1782–1856, Russian army officer and administrator. He fought in the Napoleonic Wars, was…neutron star
(Encyclopedia) neutron star, extremely small, extremely dense star, with as much as double the sun's mass but only a few miles in radius, in the final stage of stellar evolution. Astronomers Baade…Blake, Nicholas
(Encyclopedia) Blake, Nicholas: see Day Lewis, Cecil.Nicholas II Land
(Encyclopedia) Nicholas II Land: see Severnaya Zemlya, Russia.Ward, Bernard Nicholas
(Encyclopedia) Ward, Bernard Nicholas: see Ward, William George.Nicholas V, antipope
(Encyclopedia) Nicholas V, antipope (1328–30); see Rainalducci, Pietro.