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(Encyclopedia) bus [Lat. omnibus=for all], large public conveyance. A horse-drawn urban omnibus was introduced in Paris in 1662 by Blaise Pascal and his associates, but it remained in operation for…Three Mile Island
(Encyclopedia) Three Mile Island, site of a nuclear power plant 10 mi (16 km) south of Harrisburg, Pa. On Mar. 28, 1979, failure of the cooling system of the No. 2 nuclear reactor led to overheating…mortar, in building
(Encyclopedia) mortar, in building, mixture of lime or cement with sand and water, used as a bedding and adhesive between adjacent pieces of stone, brick, or other material in masonry construction.…Tiahuanaco
(Encyclopedia) TiahuanacoTiahuanacotyäwänäˈkō [key], ancient native ruin, W Bolivia, 34 mi (55 km) S of Lake Titicaca on the Tiahuanaco R. in the S central Andes, near the Peruvian border; also…Deaton, Angus Stewart
(Encyclopedia) Deaton, Angus Stewart, 1945–, British-American economist, b. Edinburgh, Scotland, Ph.D Cambridge, 1974. He was a professor of econometrics at the Univ. of Bristol, England, from 1976…Einhard
(Encyclopedia) EinhardEinhardīnˈhärt [key] or EginhardEinhardāˈgĭnhärt [key], c.770–840, Frankish historian. Educated in the monastery of Fulda, he continued his studies at Charlemagne's palace…Farrell, James Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Farrell, James ThomasFarrell, James Thomasfârˈəl [key], 1904–79, American novelist, b. Chicago. In his fiction Farrell expressed anger against the brutal economic and social conditions…Montrouge
(Encyclopedia) MontrougeMontrougemôNr&oomacr;zhˈ [key], industrial suburb S of Paris (1990 pop. 38,333), Hauts-de-Seine dept., N central France. Papermaking, publishing, construction, aeronautics…Komatsu
(Encyclopedia) KomatsuKomatsukōmäˈts&oomacr; [key], city (1990 pop. 106,075), Ishikawa prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It is a flourishing market town noted for its copper mining and the…Holon
(Encyclopedia) Holon Holon hōlônˈ [key], city, W central Israel. Manufactures include textiles, metal and…Trending
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