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Herreshoff, John Brown
(Encyclopedia) Herreshoff, John BrownHerreshoff, John Brownhĕrˈəs-hŏf [key], 1841–1915, American yacht and ship builder. Though totally blind from the time he was 15, he managed his own sail-boat…Putrajaya
(Encyclopedia) Putrajaya, administrative capital of Malaysia and federal territory, 111,313 acres (4,580 hectares), S Malay Peninsula. Construction on the planned city located 25 mi (40 km) south of…Roseville
(Encyclopedia) Roseville. 1 City (1990 pop. 44,685), Placer co., N central Calif., a suburb of Sacramento in the foothills of the Sierra; inc. 1909. Marked by rapid growth in the late 20th cent.,…Rueil-Malmaison
(Encyclopedia) Rueil-MalmaisonRueil-Malmaisonrüĕˈyə-mälmāzôNˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 67,323), Hauts-de-Seine dept., N central France. It is an industrial center where metals, armaments, photographic…Runcorn
(Encyclopedia) Runcorn, city (1991 pop. 63,995), Halton, W England, on the Mersey River. It is located on the Manchester Ship Canal and is the terminus of the Bridgewater Canal, which is connected to…Serrano Súñer, Ramón
(Encyclopedia) Serrano Súñer, RamónSerrano Súñer, Ramónrämōnˈ sĕräˈnō s&oomacr;nyĕrˈ [key], 1901–2003, Spanish politician. A conservative member of the Cortes (1933–36), he joined his brother-in-…Piazzi, Giuseppe
(Encyclopedia) Piazzi, GiuseppePiazzi, Giuseppej&oomacr;zĕpˈpā pyätˈtsē [key], 1746–1826, Italian astronomer, a Theatine priest from 1769. He became (1781) professor of mathematics at the Univ.…pressure-treated wood
(Encyclopedia) pressure-treated wood, wood that has had a liquid preservative forced into it in order to protect against deterioration due to rot or insect attack. The most commonly used…Public Works Administration
(Encyclopedia) Public Works Administration (PWA), in U.S. history, New Deal government agency established (1933) by the Congress as the Federal Administration of Public Works, pursuant to the…pier
(Encyclopedia) pier, in engineering, term applied to a mass of reinforced concrete or masonry supporting a large structure, such as a bridge. When piers are built on ground of poor bearing value, it…Trending
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