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(Encyclopedia) Greiz Greiz grīts [key], city, Thuringia, central E Germany, on the White Elster River…Nichinan
(Encyclopedia) NichinanNichinannēchēnänˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 49,178), Miyazaki prefecture, SE Kyushu, Japan, on the Pacific Ocean. It is an important fishing port, agricultural center, and…fiat money
(Encyclopedia) fiat moneyfiat moneyfīˈət, fīˈăt [key], inconvertible money that is made legal tender by the decree, or fiat, of the government but that is not covered by a specie reserve. It is…Bennett, James Gordon, 1795–1872, American newspaper publisher
(Encyclopedia) Bennett, James Gordon, 1795–1872, American newspaper proprietor, b. Keith, Scotland. He came to America in 1819 and won a reputation as Washington correspondent of the New York…blueprint
(Encyclopedia) blueprint, white-on-blue photographic print, commonly of a working drawing used during building or manufacturing. The plan is first drawn to scale on a special paper or tracing cloth…Alcoy
(Encyclopedia) Alcoy Alcoy älkoiˈ [key], city, Alicante prov., SE Spain, in Valencia, on the Serpis River. An important industrial center with manufactures of textiles,…thermography
(Encyclopedia) thermographythermographythûrˌmŏgˈrəfē [key], contact photocopying process that produces a direct positive image and in which infrared rays are used to expose the copy paper. In a…silo
(Encyclopedia) silo, watertight and airtight structure for making and storing silage. Silos vary in form from a covered pit, such as was used by the early Romans, to the modern storage tower, dating…Neenah
(Encyclopedia) NeenahNeenahnēˈnə [key], city (1990 pop. 23,219), Winnebago co., E Wis., on Lake Winnebago at the mouth of the Fox River; settled c.1835 on the site of a Winnebago village, inc. as a…Day, Benjamin Henry
(Encyclopedia) Day, Benjamin Henry, 1810–89, American journalist. He learned the printer's trade in the office of the Springfield (Mass.) Republican and opened a printing office in New York City.…Trending
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