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Castel Sant' Angelo
(Encyclopedia) Castel Sant' AngeloCastel Sant' Angelokästĕlˈ säntänˈjālō [key], Hadrian's Mausoleum, or Hadrian's Mole, massive round construction on the right bank of the Tiber in Rome. Originally…Strickland, William
(Encyclopedia) Strickland, William, 1788–1854, American architect of the classic revival, b. Navesink, New Jersey. He studied under B. H. Latrobe. In his buildings Strickland sought to reconcile the…Tomsk
(Encyclopedia) TomskTomsktŏmsk, Rus. tômsk [key], city (1989 pop. 502,000), capital of Tomsk region, W central Siberian Russia, on the Tom River. It is a major river port and freight transit point,…Bessemer
(Encyclopedia) Bessemer Bessemer bĕsˈəmər [key], city (2020 pop. 26,019), Jefferson co., N central Ala.; inc. 1887…vernier
(Encyclopedia) vernierverniervûrˈnēr [key], auxiliary scale, either straight or an arc of a circle, designed to slide along a fixed scale. Its unit divisions, usually smaller than those on the fixed…Port Sudan
(Encyclopedia) Port SudanPort Sudans&oomacr;dănˈ [key], city (1993 pop. 308,195), NE Sudan, on the Red Sea. The country's major seaport, it handles the bulk of Sudan's foreign trade. The city is…Santa Cruz de Tenerife
(Encyclopedia) Santa Cruz de TenerifeSanta Cruz de Tenerifesănˈtə kr&oomacr;z [key]Santa Cruz de Tenerifedā tānārēˈfā [key], city (1990 pop. 222,892), capital of Santa Cruz de Tenerife prov.,…Secaucus
(Encyclopedia) SecaucusSecaucussēkôˈkəs [key], town (1990 pop. 14,061), Hudson co., NE N.J., on the Hackensack River, adjoining Jersey City; inc. 1917. It is a distribution and factory-outlet center…Philomena of Dacia, Peter
(Encyclopedia) Philomena of Dacia, Peter, or Peter Nightingale, fl. 1291–1303, Danish astronomer and mathematician. He taught at the Univ. of Bologna (1291–92) and in Paris, and was a canon of…Dubai
(Encyclopedia) Dubai Dubai d&oomacr;bīˈ [key], sheikhdom (2021 pop. 2,921,376), c.1,500 sq mi (3,890 sq km), part…Trending
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