(Encyclopedia) Rio Grande, name of several rivers of Brazil. The largest rises in S Minas Gerais state, SE Brazil, and flows c.650 mi (1,050 km) NW to the Paranaíba River, with which it forms the…
(Encyclopedia) Mohole, Project, program proposed in 1957 to drill a hole down to the boundary between the crust and the mantle, known as the Mohorovičić discontinuity at about 4 to 43 mi (7 to 70 km…
(Encyclopedia) Oder-Neisse line, frontier established in 1945 between Germany and Poland; it followed the Oder and W Neisse rivers from the Baltic Sea to the Czechoslovak border. The boundary,…
(Encyclopedia) San Juan IslandsSan Juan Islandssăn wän [key], archipelago of 172 islands constituting San Juan co., NW Wash., E of Vancouver Island. The islands were visited and named c.1790 by…
DINSMOOR, Samuel, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Windham, N.H., July 1, 1766; pursued classical studies; was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., in 1789; studied law…
NEVILLE, Joseph, a Representative from Virginia; born in 1730; burgess for Hampshire County 1773-1776; member of the conventions of December 1, 1775, and May 6, 1776; served in the Continental…
TAYLOR, Jonathan, a Representative from Ohio; born near Mansfield, Conn., in 1796; moved to Newark, Ohio; completed an academic course; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced…
BURTON, Robert, (uncle of Hutchins Gordon Burton), a Delegate from North Carolina; born near Chase City, Mecklenburg County, Va., October 20, 1747; attended private schools; moved to Granville…
HOUSTOUN, William, a Delegate from Georgia; born in Savannah, Ga., in 1755; completed preparatory studies and attended higher schools in England; studied law; was admitted to the Inner Temple…
OTIS, John, a Representative from Maine; born in Leeds, Maine, August 3, 1801; attended the common schools, and was graduated from Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, in 1823; studied law; was…
