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Morgenthau, Robert Morris

(Encyclopedia) Morgenthau, Robert Morris, , 1919-2009, b. New York, N.Y, Amherst College (B.A., 1941); Yale Univ. Law School (J.D., 1948). He was the…

Larbaud, Valery

(Encyclopedia) Larbaud, ValeryLarbaud, Valeryvälārēˈ lärbōˈ [key], 1881–1957, French novelist, poet, critic, and translator. A wealthy and cosmopolitan scholar and poet, Larbaud learned six languages…

sky

(Encyclopedia) sky, apparent dome over the earth, background of the clouds, sun, moon, and stars. The blue color of the clear daytime sky results from the selective scattering of light rays by the…

Puget, Pierre

(Encyclopedia) Puget, PierrePuget, Pierrepyĕr püzhāˈ [key], 1622–94, French painter and sculptor. At 17 he went on foot to Italy, where he worked for Pietro da Cortona on the ceilings of the…

Heilongjiang

(Encyclopedia) Heilongjiang or Heilungkiang Heilongjiang both: hāˈl&oobreve;ngˈjyängˈ…