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(Encyclopedia) MwanzaMwanzamwänˈzä [key], city (2012 pop. 706,453), capital of Mwanza prov., NW Tanzania, a port on Lake Victoria. Connected by rail with Dar es Salaam, the city handles much of…Carr, Emily
(Encyclopedia) Carr, Emily, 1871–1945, Canadian painter. She studied (1889–c.1895) at the San Francisco School of Art and later in London and in Paris. In Victoria, British Columbia, she taught…Varley, John
(Encyclopedia) Varley, John, 1778–1842, English painter in watercolor; one of the founders of the Old Water Colour Society. He is best known for his paintings of Welsh mountain country. He was also…Palmer, Samuel
(Encyclopedia) Palmer, Samuel, 1805–81, English landscape watercolorist, etcher, and mystic. Under the influence of William Blake he produced in sepia a series of remarkable visionary drawings of…Bass Strait
(Encyclopedia) Bass StraitBass Straitbăs [key], channel, 80 to 150 mi (129–241 km) wide, between Tasmania and Victoria, SE Australia, connecting the Indian Ocean and Tasman Sea; Port Phillip Bay and…Ballarat
(Encyclopedia) Ballarat Ballarat bălˈərătˈ [key], city, Victoria, SE Australia. It is an industrial center; clothing…Geelong
(Encyclopedia) Geelong Geelong jēlôngˈ [key], city, amalgamated since 1993 with neighboring cities and shires…Haya
(Encyclopedia) HayaHayahīˈə [key], people of Africa living on Lake Victoria in the extreme northwest of Tanzania. They originally came from W Uganda, a region they left because of endless wars. There…Housman, Laurence
(Encyclopedia) Housman, Laurence, 1865–1959, English author; brother of A. E. Housman. He achieved success as the anonymous author of An Englishwoman's Love Letters (1900). Best known as a dramatist…Dawkins, Sir William Boyd
(Encyclopedia) Dawkins, Sir William Boyd, 1837–1929, English geologist and archaeologist. He was a member (1861–69) of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, curator (1870–90) of the Manchester…Trending
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