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Wykeham, William of

(Encyclopedia)Wykeham, William of: see William of Wykeham. ...

Chattanooga campaign

(Encyclopedia)Chattanooga campaign, Aug.-Nov., 1863, military encounter in the American Civil War. Chattanooga, Tenn., which commanded Confederate communications between the East and the Mississippi River and was a...

Abel, Sir Frederick Augustus

(Encyclopedia)Abel, Sir Frederick Augustus, 1826–1902, English chemist, an authority on explosives. He was professor of chemistry at the Royal Military Academy (1851–55) and chemist to the War Dept. and governm...

Brooke, Sir Charles Vyner

(Encyclopedia)Brooke, Sir Charles Vyner: see Brooke, Sir James. ...

William the Conqueror

(Encyclopedia)William the Conqueror: see William I, king of England. ...

Dyck, Sir Anthony van

(Encyclopedia)Dyck, Sir Anthony van: see Van Dyck, Sir Anthony. ...

Fitzmaurice, William Petty

(Encyclopedia)Fitzmaurice, William Petty: see Shelburne, William Petty Fitzmaurice, 2d earl of. ...

Scott, Sir Giles Gilbert

(Encyclopedia)Scott, Sir Giles Gilbert: see under Scott, Sir George Gilbert. ...

Rogers, William Barton

(Encyclopedia)Rogers, William Barton, 1804–82, American geologist and educator, b. Philadelphia, grad. William and Mary, 1822. He was professor of geology at William and Mary (1828–35) and at the Univ. of Virgi...

Frederick William II

(Encyclopedia)Frederick William II, 1744–97, king of Prussia (1786–97), nephew and successor of Frederick II (Frederick the Great). He had the power but lacked the ability of his distinguished predecessors. He ...