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(Encyclopedia) Lalande, Jean (Saint John Lalande) zhäN läläNdˈ [key], d. 1646, French Jesuit missionary in Canada and New York, one of the Jesuit Martyrs of North America. He came to the New World in 1644. He ac...

(Encyclopedia) New York Public Library, free library supported by private endowments and gifts and by the city and state of New York. It is the one of largest libraries in the world. The library was created by a 189...

(Encyclopedia) Sindh, province, Pakistan: see Sind. ...

(Encyclopedia) Flathead flătˈhĕd [key], river, c.240 mi (390 km) long, rising as the North Fork, in SE British Columbia, Canada, and flowing generally SE through NW Montana, to Coram, where it is joined by the Mi...

(Encyclopedia) New Jerusalem, Church of the, or New Church, religious body instituted by the followers of Emanuel Swedenborg, who are generally called Swedenborgians. Knowledge of Swedenborg's teachings was spread i...

(Encyclopedia) Pars, ancient province, Iran: see Fars. ...

(Encyclopedia) Irian Jaya, province, Indonesia: see Papua. ...

(Encyclopedia) Che-chiang: see Zhejiang, province, China. ...

(Encyclopedia) New School for Social Research: see New School Univ. ...

(Encyclopedia) United Colonies of New England: see New England Confederation. ...