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Minya Konka
(Encyclopedia) Minya Konka, peak, China: see Gongga.Atget, Eugène
(Encyclopedia) Atget, EugèneAtget, Eugèneözhĕnˈ ätzhĕˈ [key], 1857–1927, French photographer. After working as a sailor and then as an actor for many years, Atget became a photographer at the age of…Miocene epoch
(Encyclopedia) Miocene epochMiocene epochmīˈəsēn [key], fourth epoch of the Tertiary period in the Cenozoic era of geologic time (see Geologic Timescale, tablegeologic timescale, table), lasting from…Miphkad
(Encyclopedia) MiphkadMiphkadmĭfˈkăd [key], [Heb.,=muster gate], in the Bible, gate in the postexilic wall of Jerusalem. It was east of the Temple.Miquelon
(Encyclopedia) Miquelon, French island: see Saint Pierre and Miquelon.mir, former Russian peasant community
(Encyclopedia) mirmirmēr [key], former Russian peasant community. The mir, which antedated serfdom (16th cent.) in Russia, persisted in its primitive form until after the Russian Revolution of 1917.…Mir, Soviet and Russian space station
(Encyclopedia) Mir, Soviet and Russian space station: see space exploration; space station.Mira
(Encyclopedia) MiraMiramīˈrə [key], [Lat.,=marvelous], variable star in the constellation Cetus; Bayer designation Omicron Ceti; 1992 position R.A. 2h19.0m, Dec. −3°05′. The most famous long-period…Mirabeau, Honoré Gabriel Riquetti, comte de
(Encyclopedia) Mirabeau, Honoré Gabriel Riquetti or Riqueti, comte deMirabeau, Honoré Gabriel Riquetti or Riqueti, comte deōnôrāˈ gäbrēĕlˈ rēkĕtēˈ kôNt də mēräbōˈ [key], 1749–91, French revolutionary…miracle
(Encyclopedia) miracle, preternatural occurrence that is viewed as the expression of a divine will. Its awe and wonder lie in the fact that the cause is hidden. The idea of the miracle occurs…