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(Encyclopedia) Lyme RegisLyme Regislīm rēˈjĭs [key], town (1991 pop. 3,447), Dorset, SW England. The town is a tourist resort. Paleontological discoveries have been made in the blue Lias rocks…Royal Tunbridge Wells
(Encyclopedia) Royal Tunbridge Wells, town (1991 pop. 57,699), Kent, SE England. Mineral springs were discovered in 1606, and the town developed as a fashionable inland resort. Visitors have included…Charybdis
(Encyclopedia) CharybdisCharybdiskərĭbˈdĭs [key], in Greek mythology, a female monster. Because she stole Hercules' cattle, Zeus hurled her into the sea. There she lay under rocks across from Scylla…fall line
(Encyclopedia) fall line, boundary between an upland region and a coastal plain across which rivers from the upland region drop to the plain as falls or rapids. A fall line is formed in an area where…John Keats: To Ailsa Rock
To -To HomerTo Ailsa Rock Hearken, thou craggy ocean-pyramid, Give answer by thy voice—the sea-fowls’ screams! When were thy shoulders mantled in huge streams? When from the sun was thy…The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
Director:Brian LevantWriters:Jim Cash, Harry Elphont, Jack Epps, Jr., and Deborah KaplanUniversal Pictures; PG; 90 minutesRelease:5/00Cast:Mark Addy, Stephen Baldwin, Kristen Johnston, Jane…500 Songs That Shaped Rock
James Henke, chief curator for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with the help of music writers and critics, selected 500 songs (not only rock songs) that they believe have been most…Eddystone
(Encyclopedia) EddystoneEddystoneĕdˈĭstən [key], lighthouse, 135 ft (41 m) high, on dangerous rocks in the English Channel, S of Plymouth, SW England. It is the fourth lighthouse on the site (the…fold
(Encyclopedia) fold, in geology, bent or deformed arrangement of stratified rocks. These rocks may be of sedimentary or volcanic origin. Although stratified rocks are normally deposited on the earth'…rutile
(Encyclopedia) rutile, mineral, one of three forms of titanium dioxide (TiO2; see titanium). It occurs in crystals, often in twins or rosettes, and is typically brownish red, although there are black…Trending
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