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Donati, Giovanni Battista

(Encyclopedia) Donati, Giovanni BattistaDonati, Giovanni Battistajōvänˈnē bät-tēsˈtä dōnäˈtē [key], 1826–73, Italian astronomer, b. Pisa. Serving as director of the Florence Observatory from 1864, he…

Gaulli, Giovanni Battista

(Encyclopedia) Gaulli, Giovanni BattistaGaulli, Giovanni Battistajōvänˈnē bät-tēsˈtä gä&oomacr;lˈlē [key], 1639–1709, Italian painter, called Baciccia or Baciccio. He was noted for his airy,…

Amici, Giovanni Battista

(Encyclopedia) Amici, Giovanni BattistaAmici, Giovanni Battistajōvänˈnē bät-tēsˈtä ämēˈchē [key], 1786–1863, Italian astronomer, mathematician, and naturalist. He became director of the observatory…

Ems, town, Germany

(Encyclopedia) Ems or Bad Ems Ems bät ĕms [key], town, Rhineland-Palatinate, W Germany, on the Lahn River. Chartered…

Aesop's Fables: The Bat and the Weasels

by Aesop The Mice in CouncilThe Dog and the SowThe Bat and the Weasels A Bat fell to the ground and was caught by a Weasel, and was just going to be killed and eaten when it begged to be…

Bat and Owl: Night Hearing

Find information and a video about the nocturnal predator bat, its use of echolocation to find prey and ultrasound songs to attract a mate.

Fruit Bat: Sense of Taste

Find information and a video about a flying mammal, the fruit bat or flying fox, including how they use their large eyes and keen smell to find their food.

Die Fledermaus (The Bat)

Music:Johann StraussLibretto:Henri Meilhac and Ludovic HalévyPremiere:Vienna, April 5, 1874 Strauss's ever-popular operetta is a madcap comedy of light-hearted deceit, filled with lively…

1998 Baseball Batting Averages

Batting Average   Bat Gm AB R H Avg TB 2B 3B HR RBI BB Int BB SO SB Slg Pct OBP Bernie Williams, NY S 128 499 101 169…