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Borghese Villa
(Encyclopedia) Borghese VillaBorghese Villabōrgāˈzā vēlˈlä [key] or Villa Umberto IVilla Umberto Ivēlˈlä &oomacr;mbĕrˈtō prēˈmō [key], summer palace built by Scipione Cardinal Borghese outside…Wells
(Encyclopedia) Wells, town (1991 pop. 9,252), Somerset, SW England. Primarily a cathedral town, it has changed little since medieval times, although shopping and tourism have become important. The…Beverly Hills
(Encyclopedia) Beverly Hills, city (2020 pop. 32,701), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The…Alzheimer's disease
(Encyclopedia) Alzheimer's diseaseAlzheimer's diseaseălsˈhīˌmərz, ôls– [key], degenerative disease of nerve cells in the cerebral cortex that leads to atrophy of the brain and senile dementia and,…Man o' War
(Encyclopedia) Man o' War, 1917–47, American racehorse, by Fair Play out of Mahubah, bred by August Belmont near Lexington, Ky., and owned by Samuel D. Riddle after 1918. A large reddish-colored colt…Mansur, al-, 914–1002, Moorish regent of Córdoba
(Encyclopedia) Mansur, al- (Muhammad ibn Abi-Amir al-Mansur billah), 914–1002, Moorish regent of Córdoba, known in Spanish as Almanzor. He became steward to Princess Subh, wife of the caliph Hakim II…Ismay, Hastings Lionel Ismay, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia) Ismay, Hastings Lionel Ismay, 1st BaronIsmay, Hastings Lionel Ismay, 1st Baronĭzˈmā [key], 1887–1965, British general, known as “Pug” Ismay. He served in India and, during World War I…Larsen, Peter Laurentius
(Encyclopedia) Larsen, Peter LaurentiusLarsen, Peter Laurentiuslourĕntˈsēəs [key], 1833–1915, American educator, b. Norway. He emigrated to the United States in 1857 as a Lutheran missionary. From…Key Largo
(Encyclopedia) Key Largo, narrow island, c.30 mi (48 km) long, off S Fla., largest of the Florida Keys. Along with other Florida Keys, especially Key West, it has become an increasingly popular…Keeling, Charles David
(Encyclopedia) Keeling, Charles David, 1928–2005, U.S. geochemist, b. Scranton, Pa., Ph.D. Northwestern Univ., 1954. As a postdoctoral fellow at the California Institute of Technology (1953–56), he…Trending
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