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Pyrenees, Peace of the

(Encyclopedia)Pyrenees, Peace of the, 1659, treaty ending the warfare between France and Spain that, continuing after the Peace of Westphalia, which ended the Thirty Years War, had been complicated by French interv...

Rhine, Confederation of the

(Encyclopedia)Rhine, Confederation of the: see Confederation of the Rhine. ...

Nun, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Nun nŭn, no͞on [key], in the Bible, father of Joshua. ...

obliquity of the ecliptic

(Encyclopedia)obliquity of the ecliptic: see inclination. ...

Niagara-on-the-Lake

(Encyclopedia)Niagara-on-the-Lake or Niagara, town (1991 pop. 12,945), S Ont., Canada, on Lake Ontario at the mouth of the Niagara River. It was settled (1784) by American Loyalists and in 1792 Lt. Gov. Simcoe made...

Niger, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Niger nīˈjər [key], in the Bible: see Simeon (3.) ...

Nile, battle of the

(Encyclopedia)Nile, battle of the: see Abu Qir.

Ozarks, Lake of the

(Encyclopedia)Ozarks, Lake of the, artificial lake, 93 sq mi (241 sq km), c.130 mi (210 km) long, central Mo., largest reservoir in the state; created by the impounding of the Osage River by Bagnell Dam. Its irregu...

Pacific, War of the

(Encyclopedia)Pacific, War of the, 1879–84, war between Chile and the allied nations, Peru and Bolivia; also called the Chile–Peruvian War. The trouble began when President Hilarión Daza of Bolivia rescinded (...

Omar, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Omar ōˈmär [key], in the Bible, duke of Edom. ...