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(Encyclopedia)Barnes, former municipal borough, SE England. See Richmond upon Thames. ...Richmond, city, England
(Encyclopedia)Richmond, former municipal borough, SE England. See Richmond upon Thames. ...Groton
(Encyclopedia)Groton grŏtˈən [key]. <1> Town (2020 pop. 38,411), New London co., SE Conn., includi...Zuccarelli, Francesco
(Encyclopedia)Zuccarelli, Francesco fränchĕsˈkō tso͞ok-kärĕlˈlē [key], 1702–88, Florentine landscape painter and decorator. He twice visited London, where he decorated the Opera House and was well known ...Lion, The
(Encyclopedia)Lion, The, English name for Leo, a constellation. ...Law, the
(Encyclopedia)Law, the, in Judaism: see Torah.Lizard, The
(Encyclopedia)Lizard, The, peninsula, Cornwall, SW England. Its southern extremity (the southernmost point of Great Britain) is called Lizard Point or Lizard Head. The coast has colored serpentine rocks, small cove...Lusiads, The
(Encyclopedia)Lusiads, The: see Camões, Luís de. ...Arctic, the
(Encyclopedia)CE5 Arctic, the northernmost area of the earth, centered on the North Pole. The arctic regions are not coextensive with the area enclosed by the Arctic Circle (lat. 66°30′N) but are usually defi...Archer, The
(Encyclopedia)Archer, The, English name for Sagittarius, a constellation. ...Browse by Subject
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