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Muir, John

(Encyclopedia)Muir, John, 1838–1914, American naturalist, b. Dunbar, Scotland, studied at the Univ. of Wisconsin. He came to the United States in 1849 and settled in California in 1868. In recognition of his effo...

Burnet, Thomas

(Encyclopedia)Burnet, Thomas, c.1635–1715, English cleric and scientist, b. Croft, in Yorkshire, England. He was educated at Northallerton and Cambridge. Following travels in Europe, Burnet published in 1681 the ...

Karkonosze

(Encyclopedia)Karkonosze: see Krkonoše, mountains. ...

Riesengebirge

(Encyclopedia)Riesengebirge: see Krkonoše, mountains. ...

Linguetta

(Encyclopedia)Linguetta: see Ceraunian Mountains, Albania. ...

Mfumbiro

(Encyclopedia)Mfumbiro, mountains, Africa: see Virunga. ...

Appalachia

(Encyclopedia)Appalachia, region: see Appalachian Mountains. ...

Alai

(Encyclopedia)Alai: see Alay, mountains, Kyrgyzstan. ...

Elikón

(Encyclopedia)Elikón: see Helicon, mountains, Greece. ...

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