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Kepler, Johannes
(Encyclopedia) Kepler, JohannesKepler, Johannesyōhäˈnəs kĕpˈlər [key], 1571–1630, German astronomer. From his student days at the Univ. of Tübingen, he was influenced by the Copernican teachings.…Ribera, Jusepe
(Encyclopedia) Ribera, Jusepe, José, or GiuseppeRibera, Jusepe, José, or Giuseppeh&oomacr;sāˈpā rēbāˈrä, hōsāˈ, j&oomacr;zĕpˈpā [key], c.1590–1652, Spanish baroque painter. He studied in…Euler, Leonhard
(Encyclopedia) Euler, LeonhardEuler, Leonhardlāˈônhärt oiˈlər [key], 1707–83, Swiss mathematician. Born and educated at Basel, where he knew the Bernoullis, he went to St. Petersburg (1727) at the…Abd al-Hamid I
(Encyclopedia) Abd al-Hamid IAbd al-Hamid Iäbˌdäl-hämēdˈ [key] or AbdülhamitAbdülhamitTurk. äbdülˈhämēdˈ [key], 1725–89, Ottoman sultan (1774–89), brother and successor of Mustafa III. His reign, one…Throckmorton, Sir Nicholas
(Encyclopedia) Throckmorton or Throgmorton, Sir Nicholas, 1515–71, English diplomat. A relative of Catherine Parr, the last wife of Henry VIII, he became a staunch Protestant and gained the favor of…1979 Gramophone Awards
Chamber (Record of the Year)Haydn, Piano Trios, Beaux Arts Trio (Philips)ChoralSchoenberg, Gurrelieder, Seiji Ozawa conducting Tanglewood Festival Chorus and Boston Symphony Orchestra (…1980 Gramophone Awards
ChamberBrahms, Piano Quintet, Quartetto Italiano; solo: Pollini (Deutsche Grammophon)ChoralHandel, L'Allegro, il Penseroso, John Eliot Gardiner conducting Monteverdi Choir (Erato)…1997-98 IHL Goaltending Leaders
GP GAA Sv% Record Wade Flaherty, Utah 24 1.80 .936 16-5-3 Mike Buzak, LB 31 1.97 .934 18-6-5 Jeff Reese, Det 46 2.22 .917 27-9-8 Frederic…British Royalty - Royal Delivery
Royal Delivery The world watches and welcomes Prince William and Catherine's first born, a boy named George Alexander Louis. Related Links Prince William and Kate…Kuchuk Kainarji, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia) Kuchuk Kainarji, Treaty ofKuchuk Kainarji, Treaty ofk&oomacr;ch&oomacr;kˈ kīnärˈjē, Turk. küchükˈ kīˌnärjäˈ [key], 1774, peace treaty signed at the end of the first of the…Trending
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