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Athol
Athol , town (1990 pop. 11,451), Worcester co., N Mass.; inc. 1762. Athol manufactures furniture, toys, lumber, textiles, and precision tools. The area was settled in 1735. ... Read more
Edmé Bouchardon
Edmé Bouchardon , 1698-1762, French sculptor; pupil of Guillaume Coustou. He is known for his fountain in the Rue de Grenelle, Paris, and for numerous works at Versailles, in the Louvre, and in Saint-Sulpice, Paris. Bouchardon was famous for the classical purity of his style. ... Read more
William Falconer
William Falconer , 1732-69, Scottish poet. The victim of a shipwreck off Greece, he described his ordeal in a long, didactic poem, The Shipwreck (1762). He also wrote (1769) a source book on shipping and naval practices. ... Read more
James Hargreaves
James Hargreaves , 1720?-1778, English engineer. In 1762 he made an unsuccessful attempt to develop a machine for carding, a process preparatory to spinning , and in 1764 he invented the spinning jenny, which resulted in doubling production in the carding process. ... Read more
Richard Hurd
Richard Hurd 1720-1808, English theologian, editor, and critic. From 1781 until his death he was bishop of Worcester. His best-known works are Moral and Political Dialogues (1757) and Letters on Chivalry and Romance (1762), an examination of knight-errantry and Gothic literature. ... Read more
William Robertson
William Robertson 1721-93, Scottish churchman and historian. As moderator (1762-80) of the general assembly of the Church of Scotland, he led the moderate party and enforced the right of the state to make clerical appointments. Robertson was one of the first to approach history as an empirical scie... Read more
John Ashe
John Ashe c.1720-1781, American Revolutionary general, b. Brunswick co., N.C. Speaker of the colonial assembly (1762-65) and a leader of the opposition to the Stamp Act, he was important to the patriot cause in North Carolina. On Mar. 3, 1778, Ashe, a major general commanding North Carolina troops,... Read more
Francesco Geminiani
Francesco Geminiani , 1687-1762, Italian composer and violinist; pupil of Arcangelo Corelli and Alessandro Scarlatti. He immigrated (c.1730) to the British Isles, settling in Ireland, where he gave concerts and taught. In addition he composed music and wrote several works on violin technique that pr... Read more
Glens Falls
Glens Falls city (1990 pop. 15,023), Warren co., E central N.Y., in the foothills of the Adirondack Mts. and on the Hudson River; settled 1762, inc. as a city 1908. Major industries include lumber, paper, and electronics. A navy training center is there. Noteworthy are Cooper's Cave and the Hyde Co... Read more
Thomas Godfrey
Thomas Godfrey 1736-63, American poet and playwright, b. Philadelphia. The son of Thomas Godfrey, who invented the quadrant, he became apprenticed to a watchmaker after his father's early death. Godfrey is remembered as the author of The Prince of Parthia (1767), a blank verse tragedy reminiscent... Read more

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Niles, Samuel (1674–1762). Congregational Clergyman of Rhode Island
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature Niles, Samuel (1674–1762). Congregational Clergyman of Rhode Island, was a prominent religious controversialist and historian. His works include Tristitice...
Catherine II (Russia) (1729–1796; Ruled 1762–1796)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...RUSSIA) (1729 – 1796; ruled 1762 – 1796) CATHERINE II (RUSSIA) (1729 – 1796; ruled 1762 – 1796), empress of Russia...consort to the emperor (six months in 1762), and as monarch (1762 –...
Elizabeth (Russia) (1709–1762; Ruled 1741–1762)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ELIZABETH (RUSSIA) (1709 – 1762; ruled 1741 – 1762) ELIZABETH (RUSSIA) (1709 – 1762; ruled 1741 – 1762), empress of Russia. Elizabeth Petrovna, the daughter...
Peter III
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History PETER III (1728 – 1762), emperor of Russia, January 5, 1762, to July 9, 1762. The future Peter III was born Karl Peter Ulrich in Kiel, Germany, in February 1728, the son of the duke of Holstein and Peter I's daughter Anna...
Catherine II
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History ...Catherine the Great," Empress of Russia from 1762 – 1796. Recognized worldwide...Emperor Peter III (1728 – 1762). Whatever her actual complicity, his...her husband's short-lived reign in 1762 she gave birth to another son, Alexei...
Grain Trade
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History ...the domestic and foreign markets. Before 1762 the export of grain was conducted under...permission reluctantly. As a result, before 1762 grain trade was limited mainly to the empire...declaration of freedom of grain trade in 1762 did a systematic growth of grain exports...
Manifesto of 1763
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History ...from several circumstances. In October 1762 the newly crowned empress ordered the Senate...short manifesto of mid – December 1762 was translated into "all foreign languages...it. In preparing the two manifestoes of 1762 – 1763 the Senate discovered...
Catherine the Great
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography ...known as Catherine the Great, reigned from 1762 to 1796. She expanded the Russian Empire...the Grand Duke Peter (1728 – 1762), an immature and disagreeable youth...role for herself, however. On June 28, 1762, with the aid of her lover Gregory Orlov...
Sectarianism
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History ...Selivanov was actually Emperor Peter III (r. 1762) — the unfortunate husband of Catherine the Great (r. 1762 – 1796). Though the real Peter III was killed in Catherine's 1762 coup, the Castrates held that he actually escaped...
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...sur les sciences et les arts. The second (1750-1762) saw the publication of his closely related major...lo ï se (1761), L' É mile (1762), and Du contrat social (1762). The last period (1762-1778) found Rousseau...

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The Writ of Assistance (1762)
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History THE WRIT OF ASSISTANCE (1762) By 1761, cracks were appearing in the relationship between Great Britain and her colonies in the New World. At issue were frequent...
General Will
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas ...formulation he gave it in his Du contrat social (1762; On the social contract). Interpretations...Julie (1761); a pedagogical work, Emile (1762); and his political treatise, the Social Contract (1762). When the Social Contract and Emile were...
Astronomer Royal
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy ...Halley (1656–1742) 1720–42 James Bradley (1693–1762) 1742–62 Nathaniel Bliss (1700–1764) 1762–4 Nevil Maskelyne (1732–1811) 1765–1811 John Pond...
Velten, Georg Friderick
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture ...of a German from Danzig. He worked under Rastrelli , later (1762) succeeding him at the Winter Palace, St Petersburg. He designed...granite quays with parapets and steps along the River Neva (1762–80), Palace Square (1779), and many houses...
Mackellar, Patrick
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military ...1758). Mackellar was chief engineer in the expedition against Quebec (1759) and later at the Halifax citadel (1760) before taking part in the expedition against Martinique (1762) and conducting siege operations against Havana (1762).
Neumann, Johann Balthasar
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture ...Michael Küchel (1703–69) who supervised (1762–3) the construction of the vaulting of the church...elliptical space to the west of the crossing , was designed (1762) by and made by J. M. Feichtmayr and Üblhö...
Revett, Nicholas
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture ...Painters and Architects were made (the first volume appeared in 1762). This was one of the key publications leading to the Greek...Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (2004); S&R (1762–1816); Wiebenson (1969)
New Orleans
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...flooding by natural and human-made levees. Between 1699 and 1762 the French who colonized Louisiana struggled with many problems...population and also shaped the city's culture. By treaties in 1762 and 1763, the French government transferred most of Louisiana...
Adam, Robert
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture ...xE0; Romane (1756), and later dedicated his Campo Marzio (1762) to ‘Roberto Adam’). In 1755 Adam and...Syon House, Isleworth, Middx., the remodelled interiors (1762–9) demonstrate the exploitation of varied geometrical...
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music ...x2013;1829) was also a brilliant kbd. player and in 1762 Leopold decided to present his children's talents at various European courts. They first visited Munich and Vienna in 1762. Wolfgang was now able to play the vn. without having had...

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OMB ISSUES STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION POLICY REGARDING S. 1762 - HIGHER EDUCATION ACCESS ACT OF 2007
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 7/18/2007; 700+ words ; ...statement of administration policy: S. 1762 - Higher Education Access Act of 2007...Administration cannot support Senate passage of S. 1762 in its current form because of serious...The Administration appreciates that S. 1762 includes a number of proposals from the...
Councilor says Biddeford has claim to island ; A document dating from 1762 is the source of disagreement over which city owns Saco Island.
Newspaper article from: Portland Press Herald (Maine); 4/15/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...claim to island ; A document dating from 1762 is the source of disagreement over which...Island. Councilor Fred Staples has cited a 1762 act by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts...questions that he believes arise from the 1762 document. "We're taking it pretty seriously...
'EMISSARIES OF PEACE: THE 1762 CHEROKEE AND BRITISH DELEGATIONS' OPENS AT SMITHSONIAN'S NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 6/18/2007; 700+ words ; ...press release: "Emissaries of Peace: The 1762 Cherokee and British Delegations," an...vivid mirror images: Cherokee society in 1762, as seen by British lieutenant and diarist...Emissaries of Peace" chronicles a peaceful 1762 encounter: the visit of a British delegation...
The Abolition of Serfdom in Russia, 1762-1907
Magazine article from: Canadian Slavonic Papers; 3/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...The Abolition of Serfdom in Russia, 1762-1907. London: Pearson Education, 2001...abolition of compulsory noble state service in 1762 to Nicholas II's proclamation on the...serfdom lay in Peter Ill's measures in 1762 to end compulsory noble state service and...
An "Ossianic" Tribute to the Prince of Wales: Thomas Potts's Verses in the Gentleman's Magazine, 1762.(On the Birth of a Prince, in Imitation of Ossian)(Critical essay)
Magazine article from: ANQ; 9/22/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...Verses in the Gentleman's Magazine, 1762 Amid the fascination with Ossian that began...an Ancient Epic Poem, in Six Books (1762)--a fascination that would pit Hugh...its account of the birth of George IV in 1762 (Anonymous 387), published a grandiloquent...
Book Illustration, Taxes and Propaganda: The Fermiers Generaux Edition of La Fontaine's 'Contes et nouvelles en vers' of 1762.(Book review)
Magazine article from: The Modern Language Review; 7/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...s 'Contes et nouvelles en vers' of 1762. By DAVID ADAMS. (SVEC, II) Oxford...after the volume had been published in 1762, they withdrew it from sale. Adams suggests...of Eisen's illustrations that make the 1762 edition so distinctive and that underline...
Russia; 1762-1825; military power, the state, and the people.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 5/1/2008; 469 words ; 9780275978716 Russia; 1762-1825; military power, the state, and the people. Hartley, Janet...Hardcover Studies in military history and international affairs DK52 From 1762 through 1825, Russia was almost continually at war. Hartley (international...
Early modern European -- Die Berichte der Pastoralvisitationen des Gorzer Erzbischofs Karl Michael von Attems in Karnten von 1751 bis 1762 by Peter G. Tropper
Magazine article from: The Catholic Historical Review; 1/1/1996; ; 700+ words ; ...Michael von Attems in Kaernten von 1751 bis 1762. By Peter G. Tropper. Oesterreichische...undertaken during the years 1751, 1756 and 1762 by Archbishop Karl Michael von Attems of...1,665 baptisms performed in the year 1762, only 77 (or 4.6%) were of illegitimate...
CHINA NEEDS 1762 PASSENGER PLANES IN THE COMING 20 YEARS
News Wire article from: AsiaInfo Services; 11/6/2002; 373 words ; 00-00-0000 China Needs 1762 Passenger Planes in the Coming 20 years CHINA, Nov 06, 2002 (SinoCast...report today. The report predicts that, China' s civil aviation needs 1762 passenger planes in the coming 20 years. It is said that 79.8 of...
Avg weighted OFZ 46018 yields 110.1762% at auction.
Newspaper article from: Russia & CIS Business and Financial Newswire; 3/22/2006; 336 words ; Avg weighted OFZ 46018 yields 110.1762% at auction MOSCOW. March 22 (Interfax) - The average weighted...bonds, maturing in 2021, offered at auction Wednesday was 110.1762% of face value. The Central Bank reported that 4.048 billion...