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Tianjin

(Encyclopedia)Tianjin or Tientsin both: tyänˈjĭnˈ [key], city and independent municipality (2010 pop. 12,938,224), NE China. In E central Hebei prov., it is a politically independent unit (4,400 sq mi/11,399 sq...

Rudolf I

(Encyclopedia)Rudolf I or Rudolf of Hapsburg ro͞oˈdŏlf [key], 1218–91, German king (1273–91), first king of the Hapsburg dynasty. Rudolf's election as king ended the interregnum (1250–73), during which tim...

Portsmouth, Treaty of

(Encyclopedia)Portsmouth, Treaty of, 1905, treaty ending the Russo-Japanese War. It was signed at the Portsmouth Naval Base, New Hampshire, on Sept. 5, 1905. Negotiations leading up to the treaty began in the sprin...

Macuto

(Encyclopedia)Macuto mäko͞oˈtō [key], city (1990 pop. 13,937), Vargas state, N central Venezuela. Macuto is a popular beach resort near Caracas and adjoining La Guaira. ...

Trevino, Lee

(Encyclopedia)Trevino, Lee, 1939–, American golfer, b. Dallas, Tex. Personable, witty, and extremely popular, he won the U.S. Open twice (1968 and 1971), the British Open twice (1971–72), and the PGA Championsh...

unison

(Encyclopedia)unison, in music, tones identical in pitch produced by two or more parts or voices. In popular usage a vocal composition is said to be sung in unison even though some of the voices are separated from ...

pterodactyl

(Encyclopedia)pterodactyl tĕrədăkˈtĭl [key], popular term for a pterosaur. ...

Ventnor City

(Encyclopedia)Ventnor City, city (1990 pop. 11,005), Atlantic co., SE N.J.; inc. 1903. It is a popular seaside resort adjacent to Atlantic City. Located on a 10-mi (16-km) sandbar known as Absecon Beach, Ventnor Ci...

Henty, George Alfred

(Encyclopedia)Henty, George Alfred, 1832–1902, English author. Initially a war correspondent, he later wrote boys' adventure tales that were very popular. Henty's books all focused on an ideal of manly virtue. Th...

Kirby, William

(Encyclopedia)Kirby, William, 1817–1906, Canadian author, b. England. He was a journalist and civil servant. Besides volumes of verse and tales, he wrote The Golden Dog (1877), also published as Le Chien d'or (18...