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(William DeWitt Snodgrass), 1926–, American poet and translator, b. Wilkinsburg, Pa., grad. Univ. of Iowa, 1959. Snodgrass is particularly known for...
altitude above which or latitude beyond which snow does not melt in summer (usually called the permanent snow line), or, in winter, the line to which ...
1521–90, pope (1585–90), an Italian (b. near Montalto) named Felice Peretti; successor of Gregory XIII. He entered the Franciscan order in early y...
in European history, political organizations formed in European countries to achieve the goals of socialism. General History In the late 19th cent....
(sl psk) (KEY) , Ger. Stolp, city (1993 est. pop. 102,800), Pomorskie prov., NW Poland. It is a rail junction and commercial center with industries ma...
town (1991 pop. 15,539), S Ont., Canada, on the Lynn River SW of Hamilton. It is a market center for a region producing fruit, vegetables, and tobacco...