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(Encyclopedia) Sidlaw HillsSidlaw Hillssĭdˈlô [key], range, E Scotland, between Strathmore and the Firth of Tay. It extends c.30 mi (50 km) NE from the vicinity of Perth. The highest hills, including…
(Encyclopedia) torpedo, in naval warfare, a self-propelled submarine projectile loaded with explosives, used for the destruction of enemy ships. Although there were attempts at subsurface warfare in…
(Encyclopedia) Downers Grove, village (2020 pop. 50,247), Du Page co., NE Ill.; settled 1832, inc. 1873. Downers Grove has undergone population growth…
(Encyclopedia) Mweru, LakeMweru, Lakemwāˈr&oomacr; [key], c.70 mi (110 km) long and 30 mi (50 km) wide, alt. c.3,000 ft (910 m), central Africa, on the Congo-Zambia border. It is drained to the…
(Encyclopedia) Nipissing, LakeNipissing, Lakenĭpˈĭsĭng [key], c.350 sq mi (910 sq km), S Ont., Canada, between the Ottawa River and Georgian Bay. It extends west from the city of North Bay and is…
(Encyclopedia) Martinelli, GiovanniMartinelli, Giovannijōvänˈnē märtēnĕlˈlē [key], 1885–1969, Italian-American operatic tenor. He made his debut in Milan in 1910 and sang (1913–46) at the…
