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Rutherford – Relativity

Rutherford

a borough of New It lies between Jersey, in Bergen co. It lies between Hackensack rivers, and is on the Erie railroad. It is almost entirely a residential place. Pop. (1910) 7,045; (1920) 9,497. a

Rutherglen

a royal, parliamentary and municipal burgh in Scotland. It is situated in the county of Lanark, on the Clyde, 3 miles S. E. of Glasgow. It figures in Gaelic mediæval history, and to-day is an industrial center with coal mines and iron and steel works. The oldest church goes back to the twelfth century. Pop. about 25,000.

Ruvo Di Puglia

a town in the province of Bari, Italy, 20 miles W. of the city of Bari, famous for its production of potteries, and as a center of a fertile region producing grains and fruit. Pop. about 25,000.

Ryan

MARAH ELLIS, an American novelist, born in Butler co., Pennsylvania, in 1866. Her novels, chiefly of southern scenes, include "Told in the Hills" (1890); "The Bond-Woman" (1899); "Indian Love Letters" (1907); "The Woman of the Twilight" (1913); "The House of the Dawn" (1914); and "Treasure Trail" (1919).

Rybinsk

or RUBINSK, a town in Russia, in the province ince of Jaroslav, on the Volga, at the confluence of the Rybinska. It is the center of the corn trade on the Volga, and commands an extensive commerce, being at the head of the canal and river system uniting the Baltic Sea with the Caspian. Pop. about 32,000.

Rye Grass

the genus Lolium, specifically, L. perenne, an excellent grass to mix with others for permanent pastures, or to be sown free from admixture as part of the rotation of crops. The variety L. italica is more valuable than the normal type.

Relativity

THEORY OF. (See EINSTEIN THEORY.)