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Jarvis, Thomas Jordan
(Encyclopedia) Jarvis, Thomas Jordan, 1836–1915, governor of North Carolina (1879–85), b. Jarvisburg, Currituck co., N.C., grad. Randolph-Macon College (B.A., 1860; M.A., 1861). Wounded at Drewry's…Diego Garcia
(Encyclopedia) Diego Garcia, coral island, 11 sq mi (28 sq km). Indian Ocean, largest island of the Chagos Archipelago, SW of Sri Lanka. Part of the British Indian Ocean Territory, the island was…Abu-Simbel
(Encyclopedia) Abu-SimbelAbu-Simbeläˌb&oomacr;-sĭmˈbəl [key] or IpsambulIpsambulĭpˈsämb&oomacr;lˈ [key], village, S Egypt, on the Nile River. Its two temples were hewn (c.1250 b.c.) out of…Lee Kun-Hee
(Encyclopedia) Lee Kun-Hee, 1942–2020, Korean business executive. After graduating from Waseda Univ., Tokyo, he went to work at Samsung, which his father had started (1938) as trading company dealing…epoxy resins
(Encyclopedia) epoxy resins, group of synthetic resins used to make plastics and adhesives. These materials are noted for their versatility, but their relatively high cost has limited their use. High…waterproof and water-repellent fabrics
(Encyclopedia) waterproof and water-repellent fabrics, materials treated with various substances so as to make them impervious to water. Permanent waterproofing is achieved by first coating fabrics…Thorbecke, Jan Rudolf
(Encyclopedia) Thorbecke, Jan RudolfThorbecke, Jan Rudolfyän r&oomacr;ˈdôlf tôrˈbĕkə [key], 1798–1872, Dutch statesman. An eminent jurist and the leading liberal politician of his day, he was one…Bakersfield
(Encyclopedia) Bakersfield, city (2020 pop. 403,455), seat of Kern co., S central Calif., at the southern end of the San Joaquin valley; inc. 1898. It…prefabrication
(Encyclopedia) prefabrication, in architectural construction, a technique whereby large units of a building are produced in factories to be assembled, ready-made, on the building site. The technique…Senigallia
(Encyclopedia) SenigalliaSenigalliasānēgälˈlyä [key], city (1991 pop. 41,144), in the Marche, central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea. It is a port, a seaside resort, and an industrial center.…Trending
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