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Arrebo, Anders
(Encyclopedia) Arrebo, AndersArrebo, Andersänˈərs äˈrəbō [key], 1587–1637, Danish poet, bishop of Trondheim. His massive narrative poem, the Hexaemeron (written c.1630, pub. 1661), introduced the…Ångström, Anders Jöns
(Encyclopedia) Ångström, Anders JönsÅngström, Anders Jönsänˈdərs yöns ōngˈström [key], 1814–74, Swedish physicist. He was educated at the Univ. of Uppsala and in 1839 became a member of its faculty.…Biographies: 2012 People in the News
2012 People in the News See also 2011 People in the News 2010 People in the News 2009 People in the News 2008 People in the News 2007 People in the News 2006…Zorn, Anders Leonhard
(Encyclopedia) Zorn, Anders LeonhardZorn, Anders Leonhardänˈdərs lāˈ&oomacr;närd sôrn [key], 1860–1920, Swedish painter, etcher, and sculptor. Zorn's early and phenomenal popularity was sustained…Celsius, Anders
(Encyclopedia) Celsius, AndersCelsius, Andersänˈdərs sĕlˈsēŭs [key], 1701–44, Swedish astronomer. While professor of astronomy at the Univ. of Uppsala (1730–44), he traveled through Germany, France,…Rasmussen, Anders Fogh
(Encyclopedia) Rasmussen, Anders FoghRasmussen, Anders Foghänˈdərs fō räsˈm&oobreve;sən [key], 1953–, Danish political leader, prime minister of Denmark (2001–9), b. Ginnerup. Trained as an…Hedin, Sven Anders
(Encyclopedia) Hedin, Sven AndersHedin, Sven Anderssvĕn änˈdərs hĕdēnˈ [key], 1865–1952, Swedish explorer in central Asia. Following soon after Przhevalsky, Hedin explored Tibet, Xinjiang, and the…July 2011 Current Events: World News
U.S. News | Business News | Disasters & Science News Here are the key events in world news for the month of July 2011…Ander CRENSHAW, Congress, FL (1944)
CRENSHAW Ander , a Representative from Florida; born in Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla., September 1, 1944; graduated from Robert E. Lee High School, Jacksonville, Fla., 1962; B.A., University of…angstrom
(Encyclopedia) angstromangstromăngˈstrəm [key], abbr. Å, unit of length equal to 10−10 meter (0.0000000001 meter); it is used to measure the wavelengths of visible light and of other forms of…Trending
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