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Copley, John Singleton, American portrait painter

(Encyclopedia)Copley, John Singleton kŏpˈlē [key], 1738–1815, American portrait painter, b. Boston. Copley is considered the greatest of the American old masters. He studied with his stepfather, Peter Pelham, ...

Hot Springs National Park

(Encyclopedia)Hot Springs National Park, 5,549 acres (2,247 hectares), W central Ark.; est. 1921; nearly surrounded by the city of Hot Springs. Visited by Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto in 1541, the springs, lon...

law of the sea

(Encyclopedia)law of the sea: see maritime law; sea, law of the; seas, freedom of the. ...

Bosporus, University of the

(Encyclopedia)Bosporus, University of the, at İstanbul, Turkey; opened 1863 as Robert College, with funds contributed by Christopher R. Robert and other Americans for the higher education of Turkish men. Its name ...

South, University of the

(Encyclopedia)South, University of the, called Sewanee, at Sewanee, Tenn.; Episcopal; coeducational; chartered 1858, opened 1868. It has a college of arts and sciences and a theological school. The university publi...

Ardennes, Battle of the

(Encyclopedia)Ardennes, Battle of the: see Battle of the Bulge. ...

Rhine, Confederation of the

(Encyclopedia)Rhine, Confederation of the: see Confederation of the Rhine. ...

Dead, Book of the

(Encyclopedia)Dead, Book of the: see Book of the Dead. ...

Doctors of the Church

(Encyclopedia)Doctors of the Church: see Fathers of the Church. ...

Staple, Merchants of the

(Encyclopedia)Staple, Merchants of the: see Merchants of the Staple. ...