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Mayo-Smith, Richmond

(Encyclopedia)Mayo-Smith, Richmond, 1854–1901, American statistician, b. Troy, Ohio, grad. Amherst, 1875. After graduation he studied for two years in Germany. From 1877 to 1901 he taught at Columbia. He is best ...

Richmond College

(Encyclopedia)Richmond College: see New York, City Univ. of. ...

Richmond, city, England

(Encyclopedia)Richmond, former municipal borough, SE England. See Richmond upon Thames. ...

Richmond upon Thames

(Encyclopedia)Richmond upon Thames, outer borough (1991 pop. 154,600) of Greater London, SE England. The borough was created in 1965 by the merger of the municipal boroughs of Barnes, Richmond, and Twickenham. Rich...

Richmond, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia)Richmond. 1 City (1990 pop. 87,425), Contra Costa co., W Calif., on San Pablo Bay, an inlet of San Francisco Bay; inc. 1905. It is a deepwater commercial port and an industrial center with oil refiner...

Richmond National Battlefield Park

(Encyclopedia)Richmond National Battlefield Park: see Richmond, Va.; National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Richmond–San Rafael Bridge

(Encyclopedia)Richmond–San Rafael Bridge, W Calif., c.4 mi (6 km) long, part of the network of bridges serving the San Francisco Bay area; completed in 1957. It provides an essential link between the east side of...

Stuart, Frances Teresa, duchess of Richmond and Lennox

(Encyclopedia)Stuart or Stewart, Frances Teresa, duchess of Richmond and Lennox: see Richmond and Lennox, Frances Teresa Stuart, duchess of. ...

Peninsular campaign

(Encyclopedia)Peninsular campaign, in the American Civil War, the unsuccessful Union attempt (Apr.–July, 1862) to capture Richmond, Va., by way of the peninsula between the York and James rivers. Late in May...

Richmond and Derby, Margaret Beaufort, countess of

(Encyclopedia)Richmond and Derby, Margaret Beaufort, countess of: see Beaufort, Margaret. ...