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(Encyclopedia) bassoonbassoonbăs&oomacr;nˈ [key], double-reed woodwind instrument that plays in the bass and tenor registers. Its 8-ft (2.4-m) conical tube is bent double, the instrument thus…Quonset Point
(Encyclopedia) Quonset PointQuonset Pointkwŏnˈsĭt [key], peninsula extending into Narragansett Bay, S R.I., in the town of North Kingstown. In World War II the peninsula became the site of a naval…Archilochus
(Encyclopedia) ArchilochusArchilochusärkĭlˈəkəs [key], fl. c.700 or c.650 b.c., Greek poet, b. Paros. As an innovator in the use and construction of the personal lyric, his language was intense and…Nicholson, Samuel
(Encyclopedia) Nicholson, Samuel, 1743–1811, American naval officer, b. Maryland. The brother of James Nicholson, he served in the Continental navy during the American Revolution, making many…Chichibu
(Encyclopedia) Chichibu Chichibu chēˈchēb&oomacr; [key], city, Saitama prefecture, central Japan, on the Ara River…Dollond, John
(Encyclopedia) Dollond, JohnDollond, Johndŏlˈənd [key], 1706–61, English optician and inventor. A silk weaver, he taught himself languages, mathematics, and science, becoming a noted scholar as well…Ames
(Encyclopedia) Ames, city (2020 pop. 66,427), Story co., central Iowa, on the Skunk River; inc. 1870. Its chief manufactures are electronic, water-analysis, and water-treatment equipment…Zaysan, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Zaysan, LakeZaysan, Lakezīsänˈ [key], freshwater lake, c.700 sq mi (1,810 sq km), SE Kazakhstan, in the Altai Mts. It is crossed by the Irtysh River. It abounds in fish. The lake has…Van Horne, Sir William Cornelius
(Encyclopedia) Van Horne, Sir William Cornelius, 1843–1915, president (1888–99) and chairman of the board (1899–1915) of the Canadian Pacific Railway, b. Illinois. He worked on U.S. railways before…Odebrecht corruption scandal
(Encyclopedia) Odebrecht corruption scandal, series of graft scandals involving the Odebrecht (now Novonor), a Brazilian construction and petrochemicals conglomerate, as well as Petrobras, the…Trending
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