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(Encyclopedia)New Style dates: see calendar.Aubrey, John
(Encyclopedia)Aubrey, John ôˈbrē [key], 1626–97, English antiquary and miscellaneous writer, b. Kingston, Wiltshire, educated at Trinity College, Oxford. He knew most of the famous people of his day and left c...New Stone Age
(Encyclopedia)New Stone Age: see Neolithic period. ...Dutch New Guinea
(Encyclopedia)Dutch New Guinea: see Papua, Indonesia. ...West New Guinea
(Encyclopedia)West New Guinea: see Papua, Indonesia. ...John II, king of Aragón and Sicily
(Encyclopedia)John II, 1397–1479, king of Aragón and Sicily (1458–79), king of Navarre (1425–79), count of Barcelona. He succeeded his brother, Alfonso V, in Aragón, Catalonia, and Sicily and became king of...Damascene, John
(Encyclopedia)Damascene, John: see John of Damascus, Saint. ...Davies, John
(Encyclopedia)Davies, John: see Davies of Hereford, John. ...Arbuthnot, John
(Encyclopedia)Arbuthnot, John ärbŭthˈnət, ärˈbəthnŏt [key], 1667–1735, Scottish author and scientist, court physician (1705–14) to Queen Anne. He is best remembered for his five “John Bull” pamphlet...Maitland, John
(Encyclopedia)Maitland, John: see Lauderdale, John Maitland, duke of. ...Browse by Subject
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