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Artemidorus of Ephesus

(Encyclopedia) Artemidorus of EphesusArtemidorus of Ephesusärtĕmˌĭdôrˈəs, ĕfˈəsəs [key], fl. 103 b.c., Greek geographer quoted by Strabo. He wrote 11 books on his Mediterranean travels. Only…

Manitoba, University of

(Encyclopedia) Manitoba, University of, at Winnipeg, Man., Canada; provincially supported, coeducational; chartered 1877. It has faculties of arts and sciences, graduate studies, law, medicine,…

Sidra, Gulf of

(Encyclopedia) Sidra, Gulf ofSidra, Gulf ofsĭdˈrə [key], Arab. Khalij Surt, arm of the Mediterranean Sea, lying between Misratah and Benghazi, Libya. Tuna fishing is an important economic activity.

Shalim, Land of

(Encyclopedia) Shalim, Land ofShalim, Land ofshāˈlĭm [key], in 1 Samuel, unidentified region, perhaps N of Jerusalem.

Otter, Peaks of

(Encyclopedia) Otter, Peaks of, two peaks, W central Va., in the Blue Ridge, W of Lynchburg. The one, Flat Top, is 4,004 ft (1,220 m) high; the other, Sharp Top, 3,875 ft (1,181 m). They are on…

Edinburgh, University of

(Encyclopedia) Edinburgh, University of, at Edinburgh, Scotland; founded 1583. It has faculties of divinity, law, medicine, arts, science, music, social sciences, and veterinary medicine. The…

Kansas, University of

(Encyclopedia) Kansas, University of, main campus at Lawrence; coeducational; state supported; chartered 1864, opened 1866 with aid from the philanthropist Amos A. Lawrence. Its schools of medicine…

Montana, University of

(Encyclopedia) Montana, University of, at Missoula; state supported; coeducational; chartered 1893 as the Univ. of Montana. In 1913 when the Montana Univ. System was established, the school's name…

Roger of Hoveden

(Encyclopedia) Roger of HovedenRoger of Hovedenhŏvˈdən, hŭvˈ– [key], d. 1201; English chronicler. His chronicle, covering the years from 732 to 1201, is an original source only for the years through…

Flavian of Antioch

(Encyclopedia) Flavian of AntiochFlavian of Antiochflāˈvēən, [key]Flavian of Antiochănˈtēŏk [key], d. 404, Catholic patriarch of Antioch. He succeeded St. Meletius. A rival claimant to the…