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Noailles, Anna Élisabeth de Brancovan, comtesse de
(Encyclopedia) Noailles, Anna Élisabeth de Brancovan, comtesse deNoailles, Anna Élisabeth de Brancovan, comtesse deänäˈ ālēzäbĕtˈ də bräNkôväNˈ kôNtĕsˈ [key]Noailles, Anna Élisabeth de Brancovan,…Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de
(Encyclopedia) Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte deBuffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte dezhôrzh lwē ləklĕrkˈ kôNt də büfôNˈ [key], 1707–88, French naturalist and author. From 1739 he was keeper…Women's Suffrage and the Constitution: Chapter IV
Chapter III. Election Laws a...Chapter V. Federal Action an...Chapter IV. The Story of the 1916 Referenda Constitutional amendments were submitted to the voters of the…Des Prés, Josquin
(Encyclopedia) Des Prés, Josquin: see Josquin Desprez.Ring des Nibelungen, Der
(Encyclopedia) Ring des Nibelungen, Der: see Nibelungen.Asbestos, town, Canada
(Encyclopedia) Asbestos, town, Canada: see Val-des-Sources.Port-Royal
(Encyclopedia) Port-RoyalPort-RoyalFr. pôr-rwäyälˈ [key], former abbey of women, c.17 mi (27 km) W of Paris, founded in 1204. It was at first Benedictine, later Cistercian. In 1608 the abbess,…River Grove
(Encyclopedia) River Grove, village (1990 pop. 9,961), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago on the Des Plaines River; inc. 1888. Sports equipment and wire cables are made.Condillac, Étienne Bonnot de
(Encyclopedia) Condillac, Étienne Bonnot deCondillac, Étienne Bonnot deātyĕnˈ bônōˈ də kôNdēyäkˈ [key], 1715–80, French philosopher who developed the theory of sensationalism (i.e., that all…Legendre, Adrien Marie
(Encyclopedia) Legendre, Adrien MarieLegendre, Adrien MarieädrēăNˈ märēˈ ləzhäNˈdrə [key], 1752–1833, French mathematician. He is noted especially for his work on the theory of numbers, on which he…Trending
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