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- tin-glazed earthenware produced in Moulins, Fr., at first a slavish copy of the wares of nearby Nevers. It is distinguished only by its use of an iron red not found on Nevers ware. Later, Moulins showed more originality, especially in its ware decorated in Chinese style. Typical themes in this ...
- Moulins, Guyart des
- (from the article "biblical literature") The first complete Bible was produced in the 13th century at the University of Paris and toward the end of that century Guyart des Moulins executed his Bible Historiale. Both works served as the basis of future redactions of which the Bible printed in Paris (date given variously as 1487, ...
- Moulins, Master of
- anonymous French painter and miniaturist, considered the most significant artist of the French school of International Gothic painting. His anonym derives from his most notable work, a triptych (c. 1498) in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame at Moulins. While the brittle draperies, explicit detail, and enamel-like colours of this work reveal ...
- Moulins, Ordinance of
- (from the article "L'Hospital, Michel de") During his term of office he worked hard for judicial reform and in 1566 promoted the Ordonnance de Moulins, which went far to rectify many problems in judicial administration and also stipulated policies for the administration and centralization of the royal domain (crown lands). In September 1567 civil war broke ...
- Moulmein
- town, southeastern Myanmar (Burma). It is an important port on the Gulf of Martaban near the mouth of the Salween River. Moulmein was the chief town of British Burma from the Treaty of Yandabo (1826) until the annexation of Pegu in 1852. Sheltered by Bilugyun Island, it is approached from ...
- Moulouya River
- chief river of northeastern Morocco. Rising in the High Atlas (Haut Atlas) mountains in central Morocco, it flows for 320 miles (515 km) northeastward through a semiarid valley to the Mediterranean Sea just west of the Algerian border. Although not navigable and of irregular volume, it has been harnessed by ... [3 Related Articles]
- Moulton, Alex
- (from the article "bicycle") ...and inexpensive. Folding small-wheel utility bicycles are popular for commuting in Europe owing to their easy storage. Most are derived from a unique bicycle created in 1963 by a British engineer, Alex Moulton. His design used a single large tube as its main horizontal member, and it featured small 16-inch- ...
- Moulton, Ebenezer
- (from the article "Baptist") Baptist churches were established in Australia (1831) and New Zealand (1854) by missionaries of the English Baptist Missionary Society. In Canada, Baptist beginnings date from the activity of Ebenezer Moulton, a Baptist immigrant from Massachusetts who organized a church in Nova Scotia in 1763. In Ontario the earliest Baptist churches ...
- Moulton, Ellen Louise Chandler
- American writer, critic, and hostess of the late 19th century, particularly influential through her literary salons in Boston and London.
- Moulton, Forest Ray
- (from the article "solar system") In the early decades of the 20th century, several scientists decided that the deficiencies of the nebular hypothesis made it no longer tenable. The Americans Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin and Forest Ray Moulton as well as James Jeans and Harold Jeffreys of Great Britain independently developed variations on the idea that ...
- Moultrie, Lake
- (from the article "Santee-Wateree-Catawba river system") ...(230 km) to its delta on the Atlantic Ocean south of Georgetown, S.C. The Santee has been dammed to form Lake Marion, a reservoir 40 miles (64 km) long that is connected by a navigable waterway, Lake Moultrie, and by the Cooper River to Charleston, S.C.
- Moultrie, William
- American general who resisted British incursions into the South during the American Revolution (1775-83). [2 Related Articles]
- Moumie, Felix-Roland
- (from the article "Cameroon, history of") In French Cameroun the major question was the type and intensity of the relationship with France after independence. The first nationalist party, the Cameroon People's Union (UPC) led by Felix-Roland Moumie and Reuben Um Nyobe, demanded a thorough break with France and the construction of a socialist economy. French officials ...
- Mounana
- town, southeastern Gabon. It lies along the road from Lastoursville to Franceville. Uranium was discovered in the locality in 1956, exploitation began in 1961, and in 1968 mining changed from quarry to underground. The ore, which is of a superior grade, is sold to France for processing, although Mounana has ...
- Mound A
- (from the article "Anthropology and Archaeology") Mound A is the largest of seven Mississippian mounds overlooking the Tennessee River within Shiloh National Military Park, Tennessee. The mound was probably built about 1,000 years ago. In excavating Mound A, archaeologists David Anderson and John Cornelison found that it was constructed in at least five stages, with each ...
- Moundou
- city, southwestern Chad, on the Logone River. With a warm, seasonally wet climate, it lies in the centre of the nation's cotton-growing region and is the site of a cotton-research institute established in 1939. It is also the site of one of Chad's largest commercial enterprises, a brewery established in ...
- Mounds State Park
- (from the article "Anderson") ...automobile parts and electric vehicles. Anderson University was established in 1917 as the Anderson Bible Training School by the Church of God, whose world headquarters is also located in the city. Mounds State Park, just east of Anderson, contains the largest known Native American earthwork in Indiana as well as ...
- Moundsville
- city, seat (1835) of Marshall county, in the northern panhandle of West Virginia, U.S. It lies along the Ohio River, just south of Wheeling. The original settlement, known in 1771 as Grave Creek for a large burial mound (now within city limits) built by the Adena people, was renamed Elizabethtown ...
- Moundville Archaeological Park
- habitation site (from AD 1000 to 1450) of Native American farmers and pottery makers, near Moundville, western Alabama, U.S. It lies on a plain above the Black Warrior River, 14 miles (23 km) south of Tuscaloosa.
- Mounier, Jean-Joseph
- (from the article "France") Dismayed at what he deemed the ill-considered radicalism of such decisions, Jean-Joseph Mounier, a leading patriot deputy in the summer of 1789 and author of the Tennis Court Oath, resigned from the Assembly in October. In a similar vein, some late-20th-century historians (notably Francois Furet) suggested that the Assembly's integral ...
- mount
- (from the article "furniture") In the 17th and 18th centuries, especially in England and the American colonies, a refined style for furniture mounts, keyhole escutcheons (an ornamental shield around a keyhole), hinges, and the like, all based largely on Chinese models, was developed. The design of these mounts was dictated by a clear functional ...
- Mount Apo National Park
- (from the article "Principal national parks of the world") ...point in the Philippines, rising to 9,692 feet (2,954 metres). Part of the Cordillera Central, it is covered by a forest of tall, tropical hardwoods; two subsidiary peaks nearly match its height. Mount Apo National Park, established in 1936, has an area of 199,819 acres (80,864 hectares); it is the ...
- Mount Aspiring National Park
- park in west-central South Island, New Zealand. Established in 1964, it has an area of 1,373 square miles (3,555 square km). Embracing a substantial area of the Southern Alps, it is bounded by the Olivine and Haast ranges (west), Mataketake and Thomas ranges (north), Young Range (east), and Richardson and ... [1 Related Articles]
- Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
- (from the article "Seattle") ...the Olympic Mountains provide protection from heavy winter rains, while the lofty Cascades to the east shield the city from both mid-continental cold and heat. Seattle is the headquarters of the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, which extends along the western slopes of the Cascades.
- Mount Barker
- town, southwest Western Australia, lying at the base of 1,890-foot (576-metre) Mount Barker, which was sighted in 1829 and named after Captain Collett Barker, the last military commandant at Albany on the coast, 35 miles (56 km) south. The town, proclaimed in 1899, is the administrative headquarters of Plantagenet shire. ...
- Mount Canlaon National Park
- (from the article "Principal national parks of the world") ...island of Negros, Philippines. It lies about 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Bacolod. Part of the volcanic Cordillera Central, it is, at 8,086 feet (2,465 m), the highest point in the Visayan Islands. Mount Canlaon National Park (1934) encompasses 95 square miles (245 square km) of rugged, forested terrain ...
- Mount Carmel
- borough (town), Northumberland county, east-central Pennsylvania, U.S., at the head of Shamokin Creek. Settled about 1770, it was laid out in 1848 and became an anthracite coal-mining town. The economic mainstay is now light manufacturing (paper, plastics). Inc. 1862. Pop. (1990) 7,196; (2000) 6,390.
- Mount Carmel
- (from the article "Branch Davidian") an offshoot group of the Davidian Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church that made headlines on February 28, 1993, when its Mt. Carmel headquarters near Waco, Texas, was raided by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF); four federal agents were killed in the assault. A lengthy standoff between the ...
- Mount Cenis Tunnel
- first great Alpine tunnel to be completed. It lies under the Frejus Pass, from Modane, France, to Bardonecchia, Italy. The 8.5-mile (13.7-kilometre) rail tunnel, driven from two headings from 1857 to 1871, was constructed under the direction of Germain Sommeiller, and it pioneered several techniques, notably the use of dynamite ... [5 Related Articles]
- Mount Clemens
- city, seat (1818) of Macomb county, southeastern Michigan, U.S. The city lies along the Clinton River near its mouth on Lake St. Clair, immediately northeast of Detroit. The site's permanent settlement dates from 1795, and Christian Clemens laid out the town in 1818. Cooperage and glassmaking were early economic activities, ...
- Mount Cook National Park
- park, in west-central South Island, New Zealand. Established in 1953, it has an area of 273 square miles (707 square km) and has a common western boundary with Westland National Park. The park extends for about 40 miles (65 km) along the crest of the Southern Alps. At the park's ...
- Mount Darwin
- town, northern Zimbabwe. It formerly served as administrative headquarters for the Tribal Trust Lands areas set aside for African occupation and is now home to the Makorekore people. Mount Darwin was probably the earliest site for European missionary efforts in Zimbabwe, and the Jesuit Father da Silveria met with a ...
- Mount Desert Island
- island in Hancock county, southeastern Maine, U.S., in Frenchman Bay of the Atlantic Ocean. With an area of 108 square miles (280 square km), it is 15 miles (24 km) long and about 8 miles (13 km) wide. Somes Sound, a 6-mile- (10-km-) long narrow fjord, divides it into eastern ... [1 Related Articles]
- Mount Gambier
- city, southeastern South Australia. It is situated about 280 miles (450 km) southeast of Adelaide, with which it is connected by road and air. It lies at the foot of Mount Gambier (623 feet [190 metres]), an extinct volcano with four crater lakes that was sighted in 1800 by Lieutenant ...
- Mount Hagen
- town, east-central New Guinea island, Papua New Guinea, southwestern Pacific Ocean. The town, established as a patrol post in 1936, is near the Wahgi River, a tributary of the Purari. It takes its name from a 12,579-foot (3,834-metre) peak in the Hagen Range of the central highlands, 15 miles (24 ...
- Mount Holly
- township (town), seat (1795) of Burlington county, south-central New Jersey, U.S. It lies along Rancocas Creek, 19 miles (31 km) east of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Established by Quakers in 1677 and incorporated in 1688, it was known successively as Northampton and Bridgetown until it was renamed for the holly-covered hill on ...
- Mount Holyoke College
- private institution of higher education for women, situated in South Hadley, Massachusetts, U.S. It is one of the Seven Sisters schools. Its curriculum is based on the liberal arts and sciences, and baccalaureate courses are taught in the humanities, science and mathematics, and social sciences; a Master of Arts degree ... [3 Related Articles]
- Mount Hood National Forest
- mountainous, heavily forested region in northwestern Oregon, U.S. The forest starts about 20 miles (32 km) east of Portland and extends southward along the Cascade Range from the Columbia River for more than 60 miles (100 km). Established in 1908 as the Oregon National Forest, it covers some 1,875 square ... [1 Related Articles]
- Mount Hope Bay
- bay, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, U.S. It is the northeastern arm of Narragansett Bay. Mount Hope Bay is about 7 miles (11 km) long and 2-3 miles (3-5 km) wide and extends southwestward from the city of Fall River, Mass., to the northern coast of Rhode (Aquidneck) Island. The Taunton ... [1 Related Articles]
- Mount Isa
- mining city, Queensland, Australia, located at the northern end of the Selwyn Range. The city's name is attributed to John Campbell Miles, who in 1923 discovered deposits of silver-lead ore and named one of his leases after his sister Isabelle. Subsequently, Mount Isa Mines, Ltd., the principal leaseholder, developed the ... [4 Related Articles]
- Mount Isa Mines, Ltd.
- (from the article "Mount Isa") ...end of the Selwyn Range. The city's name is attributed to John Campbell Miles, who in 1923 discovered deposits of silver-lead ore and named one of his leases after his sister Isabelle. Subsequently, Mount Isa Mines, Ltd., the principal leaseholder, developed the minefields, which are Australia's main source of silver, ...
- Mount Ithome
- (from the article "Cimon") Those new leaders soon came into their own. When, in 462, the Spartans were vainly endeavouring to reduce the mountain stronghold of Mt. Ithome in Messenia, where a large force of rebellious helots (state-owned serfs) had taken refuge, they asked all their erstwhile allies of the Persian wars, including the ...
- Mount Kenya National Park
- (from the article "Principal national parks of the world") ...Sibiloi National Park, in the far northern part of the country, contains sites where scientists from the University of Nairobi (including Richard Leakey) have excavated hominid remains since 1968. Mount Kenya National Park was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1997. The Lake Turkana National Parks, comprising three national ...
- Mount Leuser National Park
- (from the article "Principal national parks of the world") ...region's largest city, is on the Aceh River 3 miles (5 km) from the sea and is connected by road with Medan, the capital of Sumatera Utara. The district has several wildlife sanctuaries, including Mount Leuser National Park. Area 20,053 square miles (51,937 square km). Pop. (2000) 3,930,905; (2005 est.) ...
- Mount Lofty Ranges
- series of hills in southeastern South Australia, east of Adelaide. A southerly continuation of the Flinders Range, they extend south from a point east of Crystal Brook for 200 miles (320 km) to Cape Jervis. Averaging 15 to 20 miles (24 to 32 km) wide, the ranges are divided at ... [2 Related Articles]
- Mount MacDonald Tunnel
- (from the article "Great tunnels of the world") ...1916 beneath the pass. A scenic section (protected by huge snowsheds) of the Trans-Canada Highway was completed through the pass in 1962. Another railway tunnel, the 9.1-mile- (14.6-kilometre-) long Mount MacDonald Tunnel, was built beneath the pass to reduce track grades for westbound trains and was completed in 1988; eastbound ...
- Mount Morgan
- mining town, eastern Queensland, Australia, in the Dee Range. One of Australia's most important gold strikes, called the "mountain of gold," was made there in 1882 by Edwin and Thomas Morgan. Although there were early difficulties in mining and treating the ore, the "Glory Hole" (12 mile [1 km] in ...
- Mount Pleasant
- city, seat (1836) of Henry county, southeastern Iowa, U.S., near the Skunk River, 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Burlington. Settled in 1834, it was surveyed in 1837 and named for its commanding elevation and pleasant shade trees. It is the site of the state's first courthouse (1839). A plank ...
- Mount Pleasant
- city, seat (1859) of Isabella county, central Michigan, U.S., located on the Chippewa River about 45 miles (70 km) west of Bay City. It was a Native American trading post and lumber camp in the 1850s and later became a farming centre. Its development was sustained by the arrival of ...
- Mount Pleasant
- town, Charleston county, southeastern South Carolina, U.S., on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway overlooking Charleston Harbor and linked to Charleston (west) by the Cooper River (John P. Grace) Bridge. Settled in the 1690s, the town originated around Jacob Motte's plantation as a resort for island planters. Nearby Sullivan's Island, site of ...
- Mount Rainier National Park
- scenic area of the Cascade Range in west-central Washington, U.S., about 35 miles (56 km) southeast of Tacoma and some 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. The park was created in 1899 to preserve Mount Rainier, a dormant volcano 14,410 feet (4,392 metres) high, ...
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