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Maine, University of
(Encyclopedia)Maine, University of, main campus at Orono; coeducational; land-grant and state supported; chartered 1865 as Maine State College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, opened 1868, renamed 1897. There ...Luria, Roger of
(Encyclopedia)Luria, Roger of: see Roger of Loria. ...London, Declaration of
(Encyclopedia)London, Declaration of, international code of maritime law, especially as related to war, proposed in 1909. The declaration grew largely out of the attempt at the second of the Hague Conferences to se...London, University of
(Encyclopedia)London, University of, at London, England; founded 1836 as an examining and degree-giving body. Teaching functions were not added until 1898. It comprised at first University College (or UCL, which ha...Longchamp, William of
(Encyclopedia)Longchamp, William of lôngˈshămp, lôNshäNˈ [key], d. 1197, chancellor and justiciar of England, bishop of Ely. After service with Geoffrey, duke of Brittany, he joined Richard (later Richard I) ...Artemidorus of Ephesus
(Encyclopedia)Artemidorus of Ephesus ärtĕmˌĭdôrˈəs, ĕfˈəsəs [key], fl. 103 b.c., Greek geographer quoted by Strabo. He wrote 11 books on his Mediterranean travels. Only fragments remain of his work. ...Lords, House of
(Encyclopedia)Lords, House of: see Parliament. ...Loria, Roger of
(Encyclopedia)Loria, Roger of: see Roger of Loria. ...Liberty, Statue of
(Encyclopedia)Liberty, Statue of, statue on Liberty Island in Upper New York Bay, commanding the entrance to New York City. Liberty Island, c.10 acres (4 hectares), formerly Bedloe's Island (renamed in 1956), was t...Library of Congress
(Encyclopedia)Library of Congress, national library of the United States, Washington, D.C., est. 1800. It occcupies three buildings on Capitol Hill: The Thomas Jefferson Building (1897), the John Adams Building (19...Browse by Subject
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