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(Encyclopedia) Borger bôrˈgər [key], city (2020 pop. 12,551), Hutchinson co., extreme N Tex., in the Panh...

(Encyclopedia) Bouguer, Pierre pyĕr bo͞ogĕrˈ [key], 1698–1758, French mathematician and hydrographer. He made some of the first photometric measurements, calculating the intensity of the light of the sun as co...

(Encyclopedia) Cortland kôrtˈlənd [key], city (2020 pop. 18,696), seat of Cortland co., central N.Y.; set...

(Encyclopedia) Cuneo ko͞oˈnāō [key], city, capital of Cuneo prov., Piedmont, NW Italy, on the Stura Rive...

(Encyclopedia) Fitzsimmons, Robert L., 1863–1918, British boxer, b. Cornwall, England. Fitzsimmons began fighting professionally in Australia and New Zealand before going to the United States in 1890. He won the w...

(Encyclopedia) Fort Madison, city (2020 pop. 10,270), seat of Lee co., SE Iowa, on the Mississippi River; inc. 1838. Fort Madison, a U.S. trading post, was established...

(Encyclopedia) Ji'an or Kian both: jēˈänˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 163,800), central Jiangxi prov., China. It is a major commercial port on the Gan River and an important road hub and market center. Light ind...

(Encyclopedia) Arago, Dominique François dômēnēkˈ fräNswäˈ ärägōˈ [key], 1786–1853, French physicist and astronomer. He is noted for his discoveries in magnetism and optics as well as for his astronomi...

(Encyclopedia) Haviland, John hăvˈĭlənd [key], 1792–1852, American architect, b. Philadelphia. Haviland was noted as a pioneer in prison architecture. His design for the Pennsylvania Eastern State Penitentiary...

(Encyclopedia) Hemel Hempstead hĕmˈəl [key], town, Hertfordshire, SE England. Hemel Hempstead was designated one ...