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freedom of the seas

(Encyclopedia)freedom of the seas: see seas, freedom of the. ...

Americas, University of the

(Encyclopedia)Americas, University of the, at Cholula, Puebla, Mexico; founded 1940 as Mexico City College. The school achieved university status in 1963. It has faculties of administration, basic sciences, enginee...

Gamelyn, The Tale of

(Encyclopedia)Gamelyn, The Tale of gămˈəlĭn [key], a romance in verse, written c.1350, containing about 900 lines. It tells of the tribulations of a young man abused by his older brothers. The tale survives in ...

Garden of the Gods

(Encyclopedia)Garden of the Gods, park, 770 acres (312 hectares), central Colo., near Colorado Springs; noted for its unusual, multicolored rock formations. Narrow-crested sandstone hills and ridges have been erode...

justice of the peace

(Encyclopedia)justice of the peace, official presiding over a type of police court. In some states of the United States the justices, who are usually elected, have jurisdiction over petty civil and criminal cases a...

Moon, Mountains of the

(Encyclopedia)Moon, Mountains of the, Africa: see Ruwenzori. ...

Mountains of the Moon

(Encyclopedia)Mountains of the Moon, Africa: see Ruwenzori. ...

obliquity of the ecliptic

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

Nile, battle of the

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

lily of the valley

(Encyclopedia)lily of the valley, common name for either of the two species of Convallaria, spring-blooming perennials of the family Liliaceae (lily family). C. majalis, the species usually in cultivation, is nativ...