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Virgin, The
(Encyclopedia)Virgin, The, English name for Virgo, a constellation. ...Crab, The
(Encyclopedia)Crab, The, English name for Cancer, a constellation. ...Goat, The
(Encyclopedia)Goat, The, English name for Capricornus, a constellation. ...Fishes, The
(Encyclopedia)Fishes, The, English name for Pisces, a constellation. ...Twins, The
(Encyclopedia)Twins, The, English name for Gemini, a constellation. ...Archer, The
(Encyclopedia)Archer, The, English name for Sagittarius, a constellation. ...Bull, The
(Encyclopedia)Bull, The, English name for Taurus, a constellation. ...Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, marquis de
(Encyclopedia)Lafayette, or La Fayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, marquis de märēˈ zhôzĕfˈ pôl ēv rôk zhēlbĕrˈ dü môtyāˈ märkēˈ də läfāĕtˈ [key], 1757–1834, French gen...Germanus of Auxerre, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Germanus of Auxerre, Saint jərmāˈnəs, ōsĕrˈ [key], d. 448, Gaulish churchman, bishop of Auxerre (after c.418). St. Patrick was under his tutelage for 12 years. Popes Celestine I and Leo I sent ...Bell, Andrew
(Encyclopedia)Bell, Andrew, 1753–1832, British educator, b. St. Andrews, Scotland. After seven years in Virginia as a tutor, he returned to England, was ordained a deacon, and later (1789) became superintendent o...Browse by Subject
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