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Lusiads, The

(Encyclopedia) Lusiads, The: see Camões, Luís de.

Lion, The

(Encyclopedia) Lion, The, English name for Leo, a constellation.

Lizard, The

(Encyclopedia) Lizard, The, peninsula, Cornwall, SW England. Its southern extremity (the southernmost point of Great Britain) is called Lizard Point or Lizard Head. The coast has colored serpentine…

Law, the

(Encyclopedia) Law, the, in Judaism: see Torah.

Archer, The

(Encyclopedia) Archer, The, English name for Sagittarius, a constellation.

Pentagon, the

(Encyclopedia) Pentagon, the, building accommodating the U.S. Dept. of Defense. Located in Arlington, Va., across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., the Pentagon is a vast five-sided building…

Rockies, the

(Encyclopedia) Rockies, the: see Rocky Mountains.

Twins, The

(Encyclopedia) Twins, The, English name for Gemini, a constellation.

Who, The

(Encyclopedia) Who, The, English rock music group formed in 1964. The members were Peter Dennis Blanford Townshend, 1945–, Chiswick, London, U.K…

(Encyclopedia) Wash, The, inlet of the North Sea, 20 mi (32 km) long and 15 mi (24 km) wide, between Lincolnshire and Norfolk, E England. It receives the Witham, Wellend, Nene, and Ouse rivers. It is…