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Augusta, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia)Augusta ôgŭsˈtə, əgŭsˈ– [key]. 1 City (2020 pop. 199,614), seat of Richmond co., E Ga.; inc. 1798. At the head of navigation on the Savannah River and protected b...

Égalité, Philippe

(Encyclopedia)Égalité, Philippe: see Orléans, Louis Philippe Joseph, duc d'. ...

Daley, Richard Michael

(Encyclopedia)Daley, Richard Michael: see under Daley, Richard Joseph. ...

Daley, William Michael

(Encyclopedia)Daley, William Michael: see under Daley, Richard Joseph. ...

Philippe Égalité

(Encyclopedia)Philippe Égalité: see Orléans, Louis Philippe Joseph, duc d'. ...

Heli

(Encyclopedia)Heli hēˈlī [key], in the New Testament, father of St. Joseph. ...

Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs

(Encyclopedia)Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs: see Rotblat, Sir Joseph. ...

Evangelical Alliance

(Encyclopedia)Evangelical Alliance ēvănjĕlˈĭkəl [key], an association of Evangelical Christians in a union, not of churches, but of individuals belonging to different denominations and different countries. It...

Millennium Technology Prize

(Encyclopedia)Millennium Technology Prize, biennial award for innovations in technology, est. 2002 in Finland and bestowed by the Millennium Prize Foundation, an independent fund founded by members of Finnish indus...

Potteries, the

(Encyclopedia)Potteries, the, area, c.9 mi (15 km) long and 3 mi (4.8 km) wide, Staffordshire, W central England, extending northwest-southeast in the upper Trent valley. The area includes Stoke-on-Trent and part o...