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(Encyclopedia) Arklow ärˈklō [key], town, Co. Wicklow, E Republic of Ireland, on St. George's Channel at the mouth of the Avoca River. The town has become a popular resort and has a s...

(Encyclopedia) Dwight, John, fl. 1671–98, English potter, reputed founder of the Chelsea porcelain factory. The registration in 1671 of his patent for the “Mistery of transparent earthenware …” is the firs...

(Encyclopedia) Chesterfield, city and district, Derbyshire, central England. An important industrial center, Chesterfield produces mining equipment, railroad cars, met...

(Encyclopedia) Huy üēˈ [key], Du. Hoie, commune, Liège prov., E Belgium, on the Meuse River; founded in ...

(Encyclopedia) Ratlam rətlämˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 195,776), Madhya Pradesh state, E central India, on the Mumbai-Delhi RR. Capital of the former state of Ratlam, the town is a district administrative center an...

(Encyclopedia) Marajó mərəzhôˈ [key], island, c.150 mi (240 km) long and c.100 mi (160 km) wide, N Brazil, at the mouth of the Amazon River. It divides the river into the Amazon proper and the Pará. Cattle are...

(Encyclopedia) Bien Hoa bēĕnˈ wä [key], city, Vietnam, c.20 mi (30 km) NE of Ho Chi Minh City. It is famous ...

(Encyclopedia) Bow ware bō [key], English porcelain, similar to Chelsea ware. It was made at Stratford-le-Bow from 1730 to 1776, when its factory was absorbed by the Derby ware pottery. ...

(Encyclopedia) Cáceres käˈthārās [key], city, capital of Cáceres prov., W central Spain, in Extremadur...

(Encyclopedia) Flaxman, John, 1755–1826, English sculptor and draftsman. At 20 he went to work for Josiah Wedgwood, designing the cameolike decorations for Wedgwood's pottery. Later, in Rome, he devoted himself to...