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Taché, Sir Étienne Paschal
(Encyclopedia) Taché, Sir Étienne PaschalTaché, Sir Étienne Paschalātyĕnˈ päskälˈ täshāˈ [key], 1795–1865, Canadian statesman, b. Quebec prov. He fought with the British in the War of 1812 and then…Le Châtelier's principle
(Encyclopedia) Le Châtelier's principle, chemical principle that states that if a system in equilibrium is disturbed by changes in determining factors, such as temperature, pressure, and…oral history
(Encyclopedia) oral history, compilation of historical data through interviews, usually tape-recorded and sometimes videotaped, with participants in, or observers of, significant events or times.…genre
(Encyclopedia) genregenrezhänˈrə [key], in art-history terminology, a type of painting dealing with unidealized scenes and subjects of everyday life. Although practiced in ancient art, as shown by…French bulldog
(Encyclopedia) French bulldog, breed of small, alert nonsporting dog with batlike ears, developed in France in the second half of the 19th cent. It stands about 12 in. (30.4 cm) high at the shoulder…Foscolo, Ugo
(Encyclopedia) Foscolo, UgoFoscolo, Ugo&oomacr;ˈgō fôsˈkōlō [key], 1778–1827, Italian poet and patriot. His name was originally Niccolò Foscolo. A devoted Venetian, he pinned his hope of a…Gabor, Dennis
(Encyclopedia) Gabor, Dennis, 1900–1979, Hungarian-born British physicist, Ph.D. Berlin Institute of Technology 1927. Gabor was a researcher with the Thomson-Houston Company, England, from 1934 to…goby
(Encyclopedia) goby, common name for a member of the family Gobiidae, small marine fishes familiar in shallow waters, especially along southern shores. Gobies may be either scaled or scaleless; all…Glass, Carter
(Encyclopedia) Glass, Carter, 1858–1946, American politician, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (1918–20), U.S. Senator from Virginia (1920–46), b. Lynchburg, Va. He learned the printer's trade and…Henson, Josiah
(Encyclopedia) Henson, Josiah, 1789–1883, black slave, reputedly the basis of the character of Uncle Tom in Uncle Tom's Cabin, b. Charles co., Md. In 1825 he faithfully led a party of his master's…Trending
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