Corby

Corby was a village of 1,596 inhabitants

Lagoon

Area of relatively shallow, quiet water with access to the sea but separated from it by sandbars, barrier islands, or coral reefs. The term lagoon is used to describe two classes of phenomena that share the physical characteristics described but are otherwise quite distinct. These are coastal lagoons, found on most land margins, and coral-reef lagoons (see photograph

Smith, Samuel

Smith fought in the American

Frederick Augustus I

Succeeding his father in 1763 as the elector Frederick Augustus III, he brought order and efficiency to his country's finances and administration. In foreign policy, he was neutralist but

Hugh Town

Village and capital of the Isles of Scilly, historic county of Cornwall, England. Located on a sandy peninsula on the southwestern side of St. Mary's Island, the village has a harbour and a roadstead where large vessels can lie at anchor. Hugh Town gave shelter to Prince Charles (later Charles II) until his escape to Jersey in 1646. The economy is centred on fishing and tourism.

Mitford, Jessica

The fifth daughter of the 2nd Baron Redesdale, Mitford grew up in England with her brother and five sisters, one of whom was the novelist Nancy Mitford. She moved to the United States in 1939, became

Watanabe Osamu

Watanabe won his first national championship at the age of 19 and defended this title four times (1960–64) while attending Chuo University in Tokyo. He startled observers

Sa'id, Aminah Al-

At age 14, Sa'id joined the youth section of the Egyptian Feminist Union, and in 1931 she became one of the first women to attend the Egyptian University (now Cairo University). After graduating

Cimarosa, Domenico

He began his career with the comic opera Le Stravaganze del

Resid Pasa, Mustafa

A protégé first of his uncle Ispartali Ali Pasa and later of the statesman Pertev Effendi,

Barante, Amable-guillaume-prosper Brugière, Baron De

Educated at the École Polytechnique

Mu'allaqat, Al-

Taken together, the poems of the Mu'allaqat provide an excellent picture