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Burnet, Thomas

(Encyclopedia)Burnet, Thomas, c.1635–1715, English cleric and scientist, b. Croft, in Yorkshire, England. He was educated at Northallerton and Cambridge. Following travels in Europe, Burnet published in 1681 the ...

Fox, river, United States

(Encyclopedia)Fox, river, 176 mi (283 km) long, rising in S central Wis. and flowing SW to within 1.5 mi (2.4 km) of Portage, Wis., on the Wisconsin River, then NE through Lake Winnebago into Green Bay, an arm of L...

Cogswell, Joseph Green

(Encyclopedia)Cogswell, Joseph Green kŏgzˈwĕl, –wəl [key], 1786–1871, American librarian and bibliographer, b. Ipswich, Mass. After studying abroad, Cogswell taught mineralogy and geology at Harvard and bec...

Karkonosze

(Encyclopedia)Karkonosze: see Krkonoše, mountains. ...

Riesengebirge

(Encyclopedia)Riesengebirge: see Krkonoše, mountains. ...

Mfumbiro

(Encyclopedia)Mfumbiro, mountains, Africa: see Virunga. ...

Linguetta

(Encyclopedia)Linguetta: see Ceraunian Mountains, Albania. ...

Appalachia

(Encyclopedia)Appalachia, region: see Appalachian Mountains. ...

Alai

(Encyclopedia)Alai: see Alay, mountains, Kyrgyzstan. ...
 

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