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(Encyclopedia) Épinal Épinal āpēnälˈ [key], town, capital of Vosges dept., E France, in Lorraine, on the…Guinea, Gulf of
(Encyclopedia) Guinea, Gulf ofGuinea, Gulf ofgĭnˈē [key], large open arm of the Atlantic Ocean formed by the great bend of the coast of W Africa. It extends from the western coast of Côte d'Ivoire to…Hobbs
(Encyclopedia) Hobbs, city (2020 pop. 40,508), Lea co., SE N.Mex.; inc. 1929. With the discovery (c.1928) of oil and natural gas in the area, Hobbs…Karnal
(Encyclopedia) KarnalKarnalkərnälˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 176,131), Haryana state, N central India. The town's name is derived from Karna, the rival of Arjuna in the Sanskrit Mahabharata epic. It is…Joliet
(Encyclopedia) JolietJolietjōˈlēĕtˌ [key], city (1990 pop. 76,836), seat of Will co., NE Ill., on the Des Plaines River; inc. 1857. It is a river port and an industrial shipping center, with…Lipetsk
(Encyclopedia) LipetskLipetsklyēˈpyĭtsk [key], city (1989 pop. 450,000), capital of Lipetsk region, E central European Russia, on the Voronezh River. It is the center of an iron-ore-mining area.…Nevelson, Louise
(Encyclopedia) Nevelson, Louise, 1900–1988, American sculptor, b. Kiev, Russia. Using odd pieces of wood, found objects, cast metal and other materials, Nevelson constructed huge walls or enclosed…New Ulm
(Encyclopedia) New UlmNew Ulmŭlm [key], city (1990 pop. 13,132), seat of Brown co., S Minn., at the confluence of the Minnesota and Cottonwood rivers; inc. as a city 1876. It is a processing and…ash, in chemistry
(Encyclopedia) ash, in chemistry, solid residue of combustion. The chemical composition of an ash depends on that of the substance burned. Wood ash contains metal carbonates (e.g., potassium…Ovshinsky, Stanford Robert
(Encyclopedia) Ovshinsky, Stanford Robert, 1922–2012, American inventor and scientist, b. Akron, Ohio. Self-taught, he developed a new type of lathe in the 1940s, the first of many innovations and…Trending
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