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Ea

(Encyclopedia)Ea ĕngˈkē [key], ancient water god of Sumerian origin, worshiped in Babylonian religion. The great benefactor of mankind, Ea was called the lord of wisdom, of magic, and of the arts and sciences. W...

Delaware and Raritan Canal

(Encyclopedia)Delaware and Raritan Canal rârˈĭtən [key], abandoned canal, 45 mi (72 km) long, between Bordentown and New Brunswick, N.J., connecting the Delaware and the Raritan rivers; opened in 1834. Once an ...

De-shima

(Encyclopedia)De-shima dāˈ-jĭmä [key], artificial island, c.40 acres (16 hectares), Nagasaki prefecture, W Kyushu, Japan, in Nagasaki harbor. It has many docks and is connected by bridge to the city of Nagasaki...

algum

(Encyclopedia)algum ălˈməg, ôlˈ– [key], precious wood mentioned in the Bible (2 Chron. 2.8; 9.10,11), used in the Temple of Solomon and in his palace, brought from Ophir and Lebanon. It is perhaps a red sand...

Cuth

(Encyclopedia)Cuth kyo͞oˈthə [key], ancient city of Mesopotamia, near Babylon. The inhabitants, when settled in Samaria, introduced the worship of Nergal. In later times the Jews called the Samarians Cuthites (2...

Citlaltépetl

(Encyclopedia)Citlaltépetl ōrēsäˈbä [key], peak, 18,700 ft (5,700 m) high, in the Cordillera de Anáhuas, E Mexico, on the Veracruz-Puebla border. It is the highest peak in Mexico and the third highest in Nor...

Alwand

(Encyclopedia)Alwand äˈvänd [key], mountain, c.11,600 ft (3,540 m) high, W Iran. It bears cuneiform inscriptions of Darius I and Xerxes I. ...

Euclid of Megara

(Encyclopedia)Euclid of Megara mĕgˈərə [key], c.450–c.375 b.c., Greek philosopher, a disciple of Socrates and traditional founder of the Megarian school. He combined the Eleatic doctrine of the unity of being...

Firozpur

(Encyclopedia)Firozpur fərōzˈpôr [key], city, Punjab state, NW India, on the Sutlej River. It is a tran...

Apianus, Petrus

(Encyclopedia)Apianus, Petrus pāˈtər bēˈnəvĭts, bĕnˈəvĭts [key], 1495–1552, German cosmographer and mathematician. He was professor of mathematics at Ingolstadt and was noted for his knowledge of astro...