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(Encyclopedia) Bergerac Bergerac bĕrzhəräkˈ [key], town, Dordogne dept., SW France, in Périgord, on the…Brewer's: Great
(The). ABBAS I., Shah of Persia. (1557, 1585-1628.) ALBERTUS MAGNUS, the schoolman. (1193-1280.) ALFONSO III., King of Asturias and Leon. (848, 866-912.) ALFRED, of England. (849, 871-901…San Bernardino Mountains
(Encyclopedia) San Bernardino Mountains, part of the Coast Range, S Calif., extending c.60 mi (100 km) NW and SE through San Bernardino and Riverside counties. Notable peaks are San Bernardino Mt. (…Scriblerus Club
(Encyclopedia) Scriblerus Club, English literary group formed about 1713 to satirize “all the false tastes in learning.” Among its chief members were Arbuthnot, Gay, Thomas Parnell, Pope, and Swift.…Parnell, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Parnell, Thomas, 1679–1718, Irish poet, b. Dublin. Educated at Trinity College, Dublin, he was archdeacon of Clogher from 1706. He was a friend of Pope and Swift and a member of the…Serpukhov
(Encyclopedia) SerpukhovSerpukhovsyĕrˈp&oobreve;khəf [key], city (1989 pop. 143,600), central European Russia, on the Oka River. It is an important textile center. A fortress town since 1339, it…Amyraut, Moïse
(Encyclopedia) Amyraut, MoïseAmyraut, Moïsemôēzˈ ämērōˈ [key], or Moses AmyraldusMoses Amyraldusămĭrălˈdəs [key], 1596–1664, French Protestant theologian. As pastor of Saumur he won a reputation as a…Bosse, Abraham
(Encyclopedia) Bosse, AbrahamBosse, Abrahamäbrä-ämˈ bôs [key], 1602–76, French engraver and painter. He studied art in Paris and became a teacher of perspective in the Académie royale. A prolific and…Rampolla del Tindaro, Mariano
(Encyclopedia) Rampolla del Tindaro, MarianoRampolla del Tindaro, Marianomäryäˈnō rämpôlˈlä dĕl tēnˈdärō [key], 1843–1913, Italian churchman, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was a nobleman…Secrets and Lies
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