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Heck, Richard Fred

(Encyclopedia)Heck, Richard Fred, 1931–2015, American chemist, b. Springfield, Mass., Ph.D. Univ. of California, Los Angeles, 1954. Heck was a researcher at the Hercules Corporation in Wilmington, Del., from 1957...

Manila Bay

(Encyclopedia)Manila Bay, nearly landlocked inlet of the South China Sea, SW Luzon, the Philippines. About 35 mi (56 km) wide at its broadest point and 30 mi (48 km) long, it is the best natural harbor in E Asia an...

Keltie, Sir John Scott

(Encyclopedia)Keltie, Sir John Scott, 1840–1927, Scottish geographer. He was inspector of geographical education for the Royal Geographic Society, librarian, and secretary of the society. In 1880 he became editor...

Latrobe, John Hazlehurst Boneval

(Encyclopedia)Latrobe, John Hazlehurst Boneval, 1803–91, American philanthropist, b. Philadelphia; son of Benjamin H. Latrobe. He studied law, and from 1828 until his death he was regularly retained as counsel fo...

Tönnies, Ferdinand

(Encyclopedia)Tönnies, Ferdinand fĕrˈdēnänt tönˈyəs [key], 1855–1936, German sociologist and political scientist. He is noted for his analysis of the distinction between the older form of spontaneous comm...

fraternity and sorority

(Encyclopedia)fraternity and sorority, in American colleges, a student society formed for social purposes, into which members are initiated by invitation and occasionally by a period of trial known as hazing. Frate...

Higashikurume

(Encyclopedia)Higashikurume hēgäˌshēko͞oro͞oˈmā [key], city, Tokyo Metropolis, E central Honshu, Japan. It is a ...

Himi

(Encyclopedia)Himi hēˈmē [key], city, Toyama prefecture, W central Honshu, Japan, on Toyama Bay. It is a...

Kakamigahara

(Encyclopedia)Kakamigahara käkäˌmēgähäˈrä [key], city (1990 pop. 129,680), Gifu prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It is an agricultural and commercial center. ...

Settsu

(Encyclopedia)Settsu sātˈtso͞o [key], city (1990 pop. 87,453), Osaka prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan. It is a suburb of Osaka. ...