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bismuth

(Encyclopedia)bismuth bĭzˈməth [key] [Ger. Weisse Masse=white mass], metallic chemical element; symbol Bi; at. no. 83; at. wt. 208.98040; m.p. 271.3℃; b.p. about 1,560℃; sp. gr. 9.75 at 20℃; valence +3 or ...

Livingston, Robert R., 1654–1728, American colonist and statesman

(Encyclopedia)Livingston, Robert R., 1654–1728: see under Livingston, family. ...

Livingston, Robert R., 1718–75, American statesman and jurist

(Encyclopedia)Livingston, Robert R. 1718–75: see under Livingston, family. ...

Livingston, Robert R., 1746–1813, American jurist, statesman, and diplomat

(Encyclopedia)Livingston, Robert R. 1746–1813: see under Livingston, family. ...

Lynd, Helen Merrell

(Encyclopedia)Lynd, Helen Merrell: see under Lynd, Robert Staughton. ...

Clement VII, antipope

(Encyclopedia)Clement VII, antipope (1378–94): see Robert of Geneva. ...

Triborough Bridge

(Encyclopedia)Triborough Bridge, New York City: see Robert F. Kennedy Bridge. ...

Bedford, John Robert Russell, 13th duke of

(Encyclopedia)Bedford, John Robert Russell, 13th duke of: see Russell, family. ...

Custis-Lee Mansion

(Encyclopedia)Custis-Lee Mansion, Va.: see Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial. ...

Jenkins's Ear, War of

(Encyclopedia)Jenkins's Ear, War of, 1739–41, struggle between England and Spain. It grew out of the commercial rivalry of the two powers and led to involvement in the larger War of the Austrian Succession. The i...