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Howe, Richard Howe, Earl
(Encyclopedia)Howe, Richard Howe, Earl, 1726–99, British admiral; elder brother of Viscount Howe. He won early recognition in the Seven Years War for his operations in the English Channel. After the outbreak of t...Hoek van Holland
(Encyclopedia)Hoek van Holland ho͝ok vän hôlˈänt [key] or Hook of Holland, district of Rotterdam, W Netherlands, on the North Sea. It is an outer port of Rotterdam, with which it is connected by the New Waterw...multiplexing
(Encyclopedia)multiplexing, in communication, technique whereby two or more independent messages, or information-bearing signals, are carried by a single common medium, or channel. When multiplexing is performed, t...Cotentin
(Encyclopedia)Cotentin kôtäNtăNˈ [key], region of N France, in Normandy, roughly coinciding with the peninsula formed by Manche dept. and extending into the English Channel. Cherbourg is the chief port, and the...Seine-Maritime
(Encyclopedia)Seine-Maritime –ăNfārēûrˈ [key], department (1990 pop. 1,226,200), N France, on the English Channel, mainly in Normandy. Cities include Rouen (the capital) and Le Havre (see Havre, Le). ...Changes in English Pronunciation (table)
(Encyclopedia)Changes in English Pronunciation ...Howard, John, English prison reformer
(Encyclopedia)Howard, John, 1726–90, English prison reformer. He had great influence in improving sanitary conditions and securing humane treatment in prisons throughout Europe. He was responsible (1774) for pers...Rogers, John, English Protestant martyr
(Encyclopedia)Rogers, John, 1500?–1555, English Protestant martyr, grad. Cambridge, 1526. He became a Roman Catholic priest, but under the influence of William Tyndale, whom he met in Antwerp, he turned (1535) to...Jersey cattle
(Encyclopedia)Jersey cattle, breed of dairy cattle native to the island of Jersey in the English Channel. Jerseys, smallest of the dairy breeds, are usually a shade of fawn or cream, although darker shades are comm...Havre, Le
(Encyclopedia)Havre, Le lə äˈvrə [key], city, Seine-Maritime dept., N France, in Normandy, at the mouth of ...Browse by Subject
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