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Preston

(Encyclopedia) Preston, city and district (1991 pop. 166,675), county seat of Lancashire, N England, on the Ribble River. Preston has an active port and is a center of cotton and rayon manufacturing…

North Kingstown

(Encyclopedia) North KingstownNorth Kingstownkĭngˈstən, kĭngzˈtounˌ [key], town (1990 pop. 23,786), Washington co., S central R.I., on Narragansett Bay; inc. 1674 as Kings Towne, divided 1723 into…

2013 Pulitzer Prize Winners

Awards ranging from journalism to drama to music Related Links Joseph Pulitzer Biography Book, Magazine,…

Mathematicians

Related Links Numbers and FormulasConversions and Equivalents Search for more scientists and other notable figures Jump to a category: Mathematicians…

Notable Philosophers

René Descartes See also People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Philosophy Major Religions of the World Biographies by Category Abelard, Peter,…

Fashion Designers

People in the NewsRecent ObituariesBiographies by Category Adrian, Gilbert, fashion designer Armani, Giorgio, fashion designer Ashley, Laura, fashion designer and manufacturer Balenciaga,…

Guicciardini, Francesco

(Encyclopedia) Guicciardini, FrancescoGuicciardini, Francescofränchāsˈkō gwēt-chärdēˈnē [key], 1483–1540, Italian historian and statesman. He represented (1512–14) his native Florence at the court of…