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(Encyclopedia) Köpenick köˈpənĭk [key], district of Berlin, E Germany, at the confluence of the Spree and Dahme rivers. It is an industrial center and a tourist spot, with forests and large lakes. Köpenick was...

(Encyclopedia) Bach bäkh [key], German family of distinguished musicians who flourished from the 16th through the 18th cent., its most renowned member being Johann Sebastian Bach (see separate articleBach, Johann S...

(Encyclopedia) Marcy, William Learned, 1786–1857, American politician, b. Southbridge, Mass. He settled in Troy, N.Y., where he practiced law and, after serving in the War of 1812, held local offices. A Democrat a...

(Encyclopedia) Flemish art and architecture, works of art and structures produced in the region of Europe known for centuries as Flanders. Netherlandish art is another term sometimes used for these works. Art produc...

(Encyclopedia) Bamboccianti: see Laer, Pieter van.

(Encyclopedia) magnetosphere: see Van Allen radiation belts. ...

(Encyclopedia) Bamboccio, Il: see Laer, Pieter van. ...

(Encyclopedia) Hook of Holland: see Hoek van Holland. ...

(Encyclopedia) Gherardo delle Notti: see Honthorst, Gerrit van. ...

(Encyclopedia) Bacon, Peggy, 1895–1987, American illustrator, caricaturist, and etcher, b. Ridgefield, Conn. She illustrated more than 60 books including works by George Ade, Carl Sandburg, and Louis Untermeyer, a...