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(Encyclopedia)Bridgwater, town, Somerset, SW England, on the Parrett River estuary. It is a port for seaborne traffic and a market town. Bridgwater is the only place ...tellurium
(Encyclopedia)tellurium tĕlo͝orˈēəm [key] [Lat.,=earth], semimetallic chemical element; symbol Te; at. no. 52; at. wt. 127.60; m.p. 450℃; b.p. 990℃; sp. gr. 6.24 at 20℃; valence −2, +4, or +6. Telluriu...platinum
(Encyclopedia)platinum plătˈənəm [key], metallic chemical element; symbol Pt; at. no. 78; at. wt. 195.084; m.p. 1,772℃; b.p. 3,827±100℃; sp. gr. 21.45 at 20℃; valence +2 or +4. Pure platinum is a malleab...Savona
(Encyclopedia)Savona sävôˈnä [key], city (1991 pop. 67,177), capital of Savona prov., in Liguria, NW Italy, on the Riviera. It is a major seaport and an industrial center. Manufactures include metals, machinery...Sheffield, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Sheffield, industrial city (1990 pop. 10,380), Colbert co., NW Ala., on the Tennessee River near Muscle Shoals, in an iron and coal area; inc. 1885. Its varied manufactures include aluminum products, ...Cherbourg
(Encyclopedia)Cherbourg shĕrbo͞orˈ [key], city, Manche dept., NW France, in Normandy, on the English Channel, ...Cuyahoga Falls
(Encyclopedia)Cuyahoga Falls, city (2020 pop. 48,978), Summit co., NE Ohio, on the Cuyahoga River; inc. 1836. On its course through the city the river drops 220 ft (6...Evansville
(Encyclopedia)Evansville, city (2020 pop. 117,298), seat of Vanderburgh co., extreme SW Ind., a port on the Ohio River; inc. 1819. It is a rail and river shipping and...type metal
(Encyclopedia)type metal, alloy of lead with antimony, tin, and sometimes copper, so named because of its one time extensive use for making printing type. Expanding upon solidification, the alloy takes a fine and c...Hiram
(Encyclopedia)Hiram hīˈrəm [key]. 1 In the Bible, king of Tyre, c.969–936 b.c., a friend of David and Solomon. Solomon and Hiram shared in trade with India and the Mediterranean, and Hiram sent much material f...Browse by Subject
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