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Skeat, Walter William
(Encyclopedia)Skeat, Walter William, 1835–1912, English scholar and philologist. Skeat took holy orders in 1860, but illness cut short his church career. At Cambridge he served as a lecturer in mathematics (1864â...Holmes, William Henry
(Encyclopedia)Holmes, William Henry, 1846–1933, American geologist, anthropologist, and museum director, b. Harrison co., Ohio. He was internationally recognized for his work in museum science. In 1872 he became ...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, LuÃs 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. ...Narrows, the
(Encyclopedia)Narrows, the, strait: see New York Bay. ...Mountain, the
(Encyclopedia)Mountain, the, in French history, the label applied to deputies sitting on the raised left benches in the National Convention during the French Revolution. Members of the faction, known as Montagnards...Browse by Subject
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