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(Encyclopedia) adolescence, time of life from onset of puberty to full adulthood. The exact period of adolescence, which varies from person to person, falls approximately between the ages 12 and 20…Axelrod, Julius
(Encyclopedia) Axelrod, JuliusAxelrod, Juliusăkˈsəlrŏd [key], 1912–2004, American biochemist whose work was influential in the development of pharmaceuticals, b. New York City, grad. City College, N.…Norman architecture
(Encyclopedia) Norman architecture, term applied to the buildings erected by the Normans in all lands that fell under their dominion. It is used not only in England and N France, but also in S Italy…photographic processing
(Encyclopedia) photographic processing, set of procedures by which the latent, or invisible, image produced when a photographic film is exposed to light is made into a permanent visible image.…housing
(Encyclopedia) housing, in general, living accommodations available for the inhabitants of a community. Throughout the 19th cent., with the advent of the Industrial Revolution, housing as a problem…Constable, Henry
(Encyclopedia) Constable, HenryConstable, Henrykŏnˈstəbəl [key], 1562–1613, English poet. After graduating from Cambridge in 1580 he went to Paris, where the atmosphere was more congenial for one of…Gerhart, Emanuel Vogel
(Encyclopedia) Gerhart, Emanuel VogelGerhart, Emanuel Vogelgârˈhärt [key], 1817–1904, American minister of the German Reformed Church and educator, b. Freeburg, Pa. Gerhart was president of…Fredericia
(Encyclopedia) Fredericia Fredericia frĭᵺərēˈtsyä [key], city, Vejle co., central Denmark, on the Lille Bælt. It is a…Holz, Arno
(Encyclopedia) Holz, ArnoHolz, Arnoärˈnō hôlts [key], 1863–1929, German critic and poet. His influence as a founder of the German naturalist school and as a critic is more important than his work…Hood, Raymond Mathewson
(Encyclopedia) Hood, Raymond Mathewson, 1881–1934, American architect, b. Pawtucket, R.I. He studied at Brown Univ., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris. In…Trending
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