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Periodic Table of the Elements
(showing atomic number and atomic symbol; click on atomic symbol for more detailed information)
Lanthanide Series(Rare Earth Elements)
Actinide Series(Radioactive Rar...
(Encyclopedia) Leibniz or Leibnitz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Baron von both: gôtˈfrēt vĭlˈhĕlm bärônˈ fan līpˈnĭts [key], 1646–1716, German philosopher and mathematician, b. Leipzig. Although known primarily...
(Encyclopedia) Metternich, Clemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar, Fürst von klāˈmĕns vĕnˈtsəl nāˈpōmo͝ok lōˈtär fürst fən mĕtˈərnĭkh [key], 1773–1859, Austrian statesman and arbiter of post-Napoleonic ...
(Encyclopedia) Hittite art and architecture, works of art and structures created by the ancient Hittites
The principal architectural remnant of the Hittite civilization is at Boğazköy, where temple structures ...
(Encyclopedia) de Gaulle, Charles shärl də gōl [key], 1890–1970, French general and statesman, first president (1959–69) of the Fifth Republic.
De Gaulle was reelected to a second seven-year term in 1965. A...
(Encyclopedia) Cape Province, former province, S South Africa. Under the South African constitution of 1994 it was divided into Eastern Cape, Western Cape, Northern Cape, and part of a fourth province, North West. T...
(Encyclopedia) Antwerp, Du.
Antwerpen, Fr. Anvers, city (2020 pop. 1,042,000), capital
of Antwerp prov., N Belgium, on the Scheldt River. It is one of the busiest ports in Europe; a
commercial, in...
(Encyclopedia) furniture, properly such movables as chairs, tables, and beds; it is extended to include draperies, rugs, mirrors, lamps, and other furnishings. In its gradual evolution from periods of earliest civil...
(Encyclopedia) Canadian literature, French, the body of literature of the French-speaking population of Canada.
Except for the narratives of French explorers (such as Samuel de Champlain and Pierre Esprit Radisson) ...
(Encyclopedia) encyclopedia, compendium of knowledge, either general (attempting to cover all fields) or specialized (aiming to be comprehensive in a particular field).
The modern type of encyclopedia—with alpha...