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Encke, Johann Franz

(Encyclopedia)Encke, Johann Franz yōˈhän fränts ĕngˈkə [key], 1791–1865, German astronomer. He was assistant (1816–22) and director (1822–25) of the observatory at Seeberg (near Gotha) and director (fr...

Bhubaneswar

(Encyclopedia)Bhubaneswar bo͞obänĕˈswär [key], city, capital of Odisha (Orissa) state, E central India, on a ...

transcontinental railroad

(Encyclopedia)transcontinental railroad, in U.S. history, rail connection with the Pacific coast. In 1845, Asa Whitney presented to Congress a plan for the federal government to subsidize the building of a railroad...

mirror

(Encyclopedia)mirror, in optics, a reflecting surface that forms an image of an object when light rays coming from that object fall upon it (see reflection). Usually mirrors are made of plate glass, one side of whi...

Martinsville

(Encyclopedia)Martinsville, city (1990 pop. 16,162), seat of Henry co., S Va., in the Blue Ridge foothills near the N.C. line; founded 1793, inc. as a city 1928. Tobacco is processed, and furniture, prefabricated h...

Seekonk

(Encyclopedia)Seekonk sēˈkŏngk [key], town (1990 pop. 13,046), Bristol co., SE Mass., at the R.I. line; settled 1636, set off from Rehoboth 1812. It is chiefly residential. ...

İstanbul

(Encyclopedia)İstanbul ĭsˌtănbo͞olˈ, ĭstanˈbo͞ol [key], city and metropolitan muncipality,...

Menominee, river, United States

(Encyclopedia)Menominee, river, 118 mi (190 km) long, formed by the union of the Brule and the Michigamme rivers above Iron Mountain, W Upper Peninsula, N Mich., and flowing SE into Green Bay at Menominee. It passe...

Icknield Street

(Encyclopedia)Icknield Street ĭkˈnēld [key], name for a prehistoric road in England, extending SW from the Wash, along the line of the Chiltern Hills and Berkshire Downs, to Salisbury Plain. ...

Jozadak

(Encyclopedia)Jozadak jōˈzədăk [key], in the Bible, one in the high priests' line who probably never held office, because he was carried away to Babylon. Alternate spellings are Jehozadak and Josedech. ...