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1Edinburgh — EDINBURGH, a city, the seat of a university, and the metropolis of the kingdom of Scotland, situated in longitude 3° 10 30 (W.), and latitude 55° 57 29 (N.), about a mile (S. by W.) from Leith, 40 miles (S.S.W.) from Dundee, 42 (E. by N.) from …
2dam — dam1 /dam/, n., v., dammed, damming. n. 1. a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, esp. one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river. 2. a body of water confined by a dam. 3. any barrier resembling a dam. v.t. 4. to furnish with a …
3Dam — /dam, dahm/, n. (Carl Peter) Henrik /kahrl pee ter hen rik/; Dan. /kahrddl pay teuhrdd hen rddik/, 1895 1976, Danish biochemist: Nobel prize for medicine 1943. * * * I Barrier built across a stream, river, or estuary to conserve water for such… …
4J. J. McCarthy — James Joseph McCarthy (1817 1882) was an Irish architect, often referred to as the Irish Pugin .Early yearsJames Joseph McCarthy was born in Dublin on 6 January 1817, son of Charles McCarthy who came of a County Kerry family settled in Dublin.The …
5Gothic Architecture — • History of the style Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Gothic Architecture Gothic Architecture † …
6Western architecture — Introduction history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present. The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… …
7St Albans Cathedral — Infobox UK cathedral building name =St Albans Cathedral infobox width = image size =300px caption =St Albans Cathedral from the west, showing Grimthorpe s 19th century west front map type = map size = map caption = location =St Albans full name… …
8Chartres Cathedral — Chartres Cathedral * UNESCO World Heritage Site Country France …
9Jaguar XJS — Infobox Automobile name = Jaguar XJ S manufacturer = Jaguar Cars parent company = British Leyland (until 1984) Ford (from 1990) production = 1975 1996 class = Grand tourer predecessor = Jaguar E Type successor = Jaguar XK8 layout = FR layout… …
10New Waddell Dam — New Waddell Dam …
