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Manetho

(Encyclopedia)Manetho mănˈĭthō [key], fl. 300 b.c., Egyptian historian, a priest at Heliopolis, under Ptolemy I and Ptolemy II. His work, covering the history of Egypt from legendary times to 323 b.c., is writt...

Nantong

(Encyclopedia)Nantong or Nantung both: nän-to͝ong [key], city (1994 est. pop. 422,300), N Jiangsu prov., E central China, on the Chang River, about 30 mi (50 km) from the East China Sea. The center of an importan...

Helmstedt

(Encyclopedia)Helmstedt hĕlmˈshtĕt [key], city, Lower Saxony, N central Germany. Manufactures include bricks, ...

Kabyles

(Encyclopedia)Kabyles kəbīlzˈ [key], people, predominantly agricultural, of North Africa, whose center is the rugged Kabylia region of Algeria. Of uncertain origin, they form one of the larger divisions of the B...

Eisenstadt

(Encyclopedia)Eisenstadt īˈzənshtätˌ [key], town, capital of Burgenland, E Austria, at the foot of the Leitha ...

divining rod

(Encyclopedia)divining rod or dowser, stick used in searching for underground water or minerals. This form of divination is still in common use in many parts of the world. The instrument is typically a forked twig....

Aldhelm, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Aldhelm, Saint ôldˈhĕlm [key], 639?–709, English churchman and scholar. He was abbot of Malmesbury (from 675) and became the first bishop of Sherborne (705). A distinguished student of the classi...

Cunningham, Imogen

(Encyclopedia)Cunningham, Imogen, 1883–1976, American photographer, b. Portland, Oreg. Cunningham began taking pictures in 1901. After study abroad she opened a studio in Seattle in 1910 and for six decades produ...

Falun

(Encyclopedia)Falun fäˈlŭnˌ [key], city, capital of Kopparberg co., S central Sweden; chartered 1624 an...

Barre

(Encyclopedia)Barre băˈrē [key], city (2020 pop. 8,378), Washington co., central Vt., SE of Montpelier; ...