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Brewer's: Centre

In the Legislative Assembly The Centre were the friends of order. In the Fenian rebellion, 1866, the chief movers were called Head Centres, and their subordinates Centres. Source:…

Off Centre

WBSunday 9:00–9:30 p.m.Cast:Eddie Kaye Thomas, Lauren Stamile, Sean Maguire, Jason George, John Choo American Pie filmmakers Paul and Chris Weitz coproduce this buddy comedy, so expect plenty…

Carleton University

(Encyclopedia) Carleton University, at Ottawa, Ont., Canada; nonsectarian; coeducational; founded 1942 as Carleton College. It achieved university status in 1957. It has faculties of arts, social…

London School of Economics and Political Science

(Encyclopedia) London School of Economics and Political Science, at London, England; founded 1895, recognized as a school of the Univ. of London (see London, Univ. of) in 1900. It publishes many…

Brewer's: Centre of Gravity

That point on which a body acted on by gravity is balanced in all positions. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894CentumviriCentre A B C D E F G H I J K…

Strathclyde, University of

(Encyclopedia) Strathclyde, University of, at Glasgow, Scotland; founded 1796 as Anderson's Institution. In 1886 its name was changed to Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College, and in 1956 it…

Simon Fraser University

(Encyclopedia) Simon Fraser University, main campus at Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada; provincially supported; coeducational; chartered 1963, opened 1965. The Harbour Centre campus in downtown…

Rockville Centre

(Encyclopedia) Rockville Centre, residential village (1990 pop. 24,727), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on SW Long Island; inc. 1893. Molloy College is there. A state park is adjacent to the village.

Winnipeg, University of

(Encyclopedia) Winnipeg, University of, at Winnipeg, Man., Canada; founded 1871. It achieved university status in 1967. It is controlled jointly by the provincial government of Manitoba and the…