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Rasmussen, Lars Løkke

(Encyclopedia) Rasmussen, Lars LøkkeRasmussen, Lars Løkkelärs lökˈə räsˈm&oobreve;sən [key], 1964–, Danish political leader, grad Univ. of Copenhagen (1992). A member of the center-right Liberal…

Burma Road

(Encyclopedia) Burma Road, in China and Myanmar, extending from the railhead of Lashio, Myanmar, to Kunming, Yunnan prov., China. About 700 mi (1,130 km) long and constructed through rough mountain…

dahlia

(Encyclopedia) dahliadahliadälˈyə, dălˈ– [key] [for Anders Dahl, 1751–89, Swedish botanist and pupil of Linnaeus], any plant of the genus Dahlia of the family Asteraceae (aster family), tuberous-…

Anderson, Lennart

(Encyclopedia) Anderson, Lennart (Anders Lennart Anderson), 1928–2015, American artist, b. Detroit. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago (B.F.A., 1950) and Cranbrook Academy of Art (M.F.A.,…

Celsius temperature scale

(Encyclopedia) Celsius temperature scaleCelsius temperature scalesĕlˈsēəs [key], temperature scale according to which the temperature difference between the reference temperatures of the freezing and…

thermometer

(Encyclopedia) thermometer, instrument for measuring temperature. Galileo and Sanctorius devised thermometers consisting essentially of a bulb with a tubular projection, the open end of which was…

Mifune

Director:Soren Kragh-JacobsenWriters:Soren Kragh-Jacobsen and Anders Thomas JensenSony Pictures Classics; R; 99 minutesRelease:2/00Anders Bethelsen, Iben Hjejle Mifune is a Danish film…

Sugar Town

Directors/Writers:Allison Anders and Kurt VossUSA Films/October Films; R; 93 minutesRelease:9/99Cast:Rosanna Arquette, Beverly D'Angelo, John Taylor, Ally Sheedy, John Doe Sugar Town is a…

1900 Olympics Shooting Medalists

Event   Other Rapid-Fire Pistol Maurice Larrouy, FRA 58   Léon Moreaux, FRA 57   Eugène Balme, FRA 57 Free Pistol (50 m) Karl Röderer, SWI 503   Achille…