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Jordaens, Jacob
(Encyclopedia) Jordaens, Jacob or JacquesJordaens, Jacob or Jacquesyäˈkôp yôrˈdäns, zhäk [key], 1593–1678, Flemish baroque painter, b. Antwerp. After the deaths of Rubens and Van Dyck, by whom he was…Bacon, Francis, English painter
(Encyclopedia) Bacon, Francis, 1910–92, English painter, b. Dublin. A self-taught artist, Bacon rejected abstraction in painting to explore a repertoire of strange, fractured, and often bizarre…Van Allen radiation belts
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Van Allen radiation belts: The solar wind, a stream of protons, electrons, and ions coming from the sun, gives the belts their asymmetrical shape. Van Allen radiation belts,…2001 MTV Movie Awards
The tenth annual MTV Movie Awards were presented June 2, 2001. Best MovieGladiatorBest Male PerformanceTom Cruise, Mission: Impossible 2Best Female PerformanceJulia Roberts, Erin…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: March 26, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark March 25, 1806March 27, 1806March 26, 1806 Wednesday March 26th 1806. The wind blew so hard this morning that we delayed untill 8 A.M. we gave a…Scientists: Physical Sciences
// Cite Astronomers, astrophysicists, chemists, and physicists Related Links Astronomy Astronomical Calendar Nobel Prize for Chemistry Nobel Prize…Super Bowl XXXIII: Pigskin Pandemonium
// Cite Astronomers, astrophysicists, chemists, and physicists Related Links Astronomy Astronomical Calendar Nobel Prize for Chemistry Nobel Prize…Favorite Opera Stories
AïdaIl Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)La BohèmeBoris GodunovCarmenCavalleria Rusticana (Rustic Chivalry)La Cenerentola (Cinderella)Les Contes d'Hoffmann (Tales of Hoffmann)Cosi…German art and architecture
(Encyclopedia) German art and architecture, artistic works produced within the region that became politically unified as Germany in 1871 generally followed the stylistic currents of Western Europe…Alesius, Alexander
(Encyclopedia) Alesius, Ales, or Aless, AlexanderAlesius, Ales, or Aless, Alexanderəlēˈshəs, əlĕsˈ [key], 1500–1565, Scottish Protestant theologian. As canon of the collegiate church at St. Andrews…