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titles, terms used to designate degrees of sovereignty, nobility, and honor.
In the Muslim world the temporal successors of Muhammad received the title caliph (literally, “…
(Encyclopedia) LodLodlōd [key], city (1994 pop. 51,200), central Israel. It is also known as Lydda. Its manufactures include paper products, chemicals, oil products, electronic equipment, processed…
(Encyclopedia) Abdul-Jabbar, KareemAbdul-Jabbar, Kareemkərēmˈ ăbˈd&oobreve;l jəbärˈ [key], 1947–, American basketball player, b. New York City as Ferdinand Lewis (Lew) Alcindor. At 7 ft 2 in. (…
(Encyclopedia) Ewing, William Maurice, 1906–74, American oceanographer and geologist, b. Lackney, Tex., grad. Rice Institute, now Rice Univ. (B.S., 1926; M.A., 1927; Ph.D., 1931). He taught physics…
(Encyclopedia) Puebla, city (1990 pop. 1,007,170), capital of Puebla state, E central Mexico. Its official name is Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza, in honor of Gen. Ignacio Zaragoza, who defeated French…
(Encyclopedia) Foley, Thomas Stephen, 1929–2013, U.S. congressman, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1989–95), b. Spokane, Wash. A lawyer, he was elected to the U.S. House of…
(Encyclopedia) GanjaGanjagänjäˈ [key], formerly KirovabadGanjakēˌrəvəbätˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 278,000), in NW Azerbaijan, on the Ganja River. The largest Azerbaijani industrial center after Bakı,…
(Encyclopedia) Herzberg, GerhardHerzberg, Gerhardgĕrˈhärt hûrtsˈbûrg [key], 1904–99, Canadian physicist, b. Hamburg, Germany. He studied at Darmstadt, Göttingen, and Bristol, England, receiving a…
(Encyclopedia) Haidar Ali or Hyder AliHaidar Aliboth: hīˈdər älēˈ [key], 1722–82, Indian ruler. A Muslim of peasant stock, he rose by military brilliance to command the army of the Hindu state of…
