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Project Gutenberg (PG) is a volunteer effort to digitize and archive cultural works, to encourage the creation and distribution of eBooks. It was founded in 1971 by Michael S. Hart and is the oldest digital library. Most of the items in its collection are the full texts of public domain books. The ...
A town in Guatemala, the inhabitants of which are mainly engaged in the preparation of cochineal.
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A town in Lanarkshire, 11 m. E. of Glasgow, in a district rich in iron and coal; is of rapid growth; has cotton-mills, foundries, etc.
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A town in Portugal, on the Tagus; taken by Marshal Junot, 1807, and giving the title of Duke to him.
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A town in Saxe-Weimar with extensive hosiery manufactures; has mineral springs.
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A town in Spain, the birthplace of Cervantes, 21 m. E. of Madrid, long the seat of a famous university founded by Cardinal Ximenes.
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A town in W. Australia, on King George Sound, 261 m. SE. of Perth, a port of call for Australian liners; also the capital of the State of New York, on the Hudson River, a well-appointed city; seat of justice for the State, with a large trade and numerous manufactures.
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