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Van Allen radiation belts: The solar wind, a stream of protons, electrons, and ions coming from the sun, gives the belts their asymmetrical shape.
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(Encyclopedia) Hoek van HollandHoek van Hollandh&oobreve;k vän hôlˈänt [key] or Hook of Holland, district of Rotterdam, W Netherlands, on the North Sea. It is an outer port of Rotterdam, with…
(Encyclopedia) Doesburg, Theo vanDoesburg, Theo vantāˈō vän d&oomacr;sˈbûrg [key], 1883–1931, Dutch painter, teacher, and writer. Together with Mondrian he founded the magazine De Stijl and…
(Encyclopedia) Bynkershoek, Cornelius vanBynkershoek, Cornelius vankôrnāˈlĭs vän bĭngˈkərs-h&oomacr;k [key], 1673–1743, Dutch writer on international law. His De dominio maris [on the rule of the…
(Encyclopedia) Van Zeeland, PaulVan Zeeland, Paulpōl vän zāˈlänt [key], 1893–1973, Belgian political leader. He was a professor of law and later director of the institute of economic science at the…
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(Encyclopedia) van Zweden, Jaapvan Zweden, Jaapyäp vän zvāˈdĕn [key], 1960–, Dutch conductor and violonist, b. Amsterdam. An accomplished violonist, he was appointed concertmaster of Amsterdam's…
(Encyclopedia) Lennep, Jacob vanLennep, Jacob vanyäˈkōp vän lĕnˈĕp [key], 1802–68, Dutch writer. He was state's attorney (1852) and served in the legislature (1853–56). He is best known for his…
(Encyclopedia) Van Devanter, WillisVan Devanter, Willisvăn dēvănˈtər [key], 1859–1941, American jurist, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1910–37), b. Marion, Ind. He practiced law (1881–…
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