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Cierva, Juan de la
(Encyclopedia)Cierva, Juan de la hwän dā lä thyārˈvä [key], 1895–1936, Spanish aeronautical engineer, inventor of a rotary-wing aircraft called an autogiro. He flew his first autogiro in 1923 and crossed th...Cap de la Madeleine
(Encyclopedia)Cap de la Madeleine käp də lä mädlĕnˈ [key], city, S Que., Canada, at the confluence of the St. Maurice and St....Coucy, Robert de
(Encyclopedia)Coucy, Robert de rōbĕrˈ də ko͞osēˈ [key], d.1311, French architect, celebrated for his part in the building of Reims Cathedral, which he carried on as master of the works after the death of Hug...Dudley, Robert
(Encyclopedia)Dudley, Robert: see Leicester, Robert Dudley, earl of. ...Carr, Robert
(Encyclopedia)Carr, Robert: see Somerset, Robert Carr, earl of. ...Robert Curthose
(Encyclopedia)Robert Curthose: see Robert II, duke of Normandy. ...Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugène
(Encyclopedia)Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugène: see Houdin, Jean Eugène Robert. ...Graham, Robert Bontine Cunninghame
(Encyclopedia)Graham, Robert Bontine Cunninghame: see Cunninghame Graham, Robert Bontine. ...Lowe, Robert, Viscount Sherbrooke
(Encyclopedia)Lowe, Robert, Viscount Sherbrooke: see Sherbrooke, Robert Lowe, Viscount. ...Devereux, Robert
(Encyclopedia)Devereux, Robert: see Essex, Robert Devereux, 2d earl of. ...Browse by Subject
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