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Applegate, Jesse
(Encyclopedia)Applegate, Jesse, 1811–88, American pioneer in Oregon, b. Kentucky. With his family he moved (1821) to Missouri, and there in 1843 he joined the Great Migration of more than 900 people over the Oreg...Kearney
(Encyclopedia)Kearney, city (1990 pop. 24,396), seat of Buffalo co., S central Nebr., on the Platte River; inc. 1873. It is a commercial, industrial, and transportation center in an agricultural area. Plastic and m...Bierstadt, Albert
(Encyclopedia)Bierstadt, Albert bērˈstät [key], 1830–1902, American painter of Western scenery, b. Germany. After traveling and sketching throughout the mountains of Europe, he returned to the United States. H...Garden Grove
(Encyclopedia)Garden Grove, city (2020 pop. 171,949), Orange co., S Calif., a suburb of Long Beach and Los Angeles, on the Santa Ana River; founded 1877, inc. 1956. M...Hermosa Beach
(Encyclopedia)Hermosa Beach hûrmōˈsə [key], city (2020 pop. 19,728 ), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa ...Mountain View
(Encyclopedia)Mountain View, city (1990 pop. 67,460), Santa Clara co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1902. A steadily growing city, Mountain View is part of the Silicon Valley high-technology industrial comp...Busto Arsizio
(Encyclopedia)Busto Arsizio bo͞oˈstō ärsēˈtsyō [key], city, Lombardy, N Italy. It is a leadi...Panetta, Leon Edward
(Encyclopedia)Panetta, Leon Edward, 1938–, U.S. politician and government official, b. Monterey, Calif., grad. Univ. of Santa Clara, Calif. (B.A., 1960), Santa Clara Law School (1963). After serving in the army (...corrosion
(Encyclopedia)corrosion, atmospheric oxidation of metals (see oxidation and reduction). By far the most important form of corrosion is the rusting of iron. Rusting is essentially a process of oxidation in which iro...Andújar
(Encyclopedia)Andújar ändo͞oˈhär [key], city, Jaén prov., S Spain, in Andalusia, on the Guadalquivir River. Its pottery and its water-cooling jars made of porous stone are famous....Browse by Subject
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