Birkbeck, George
(Encyclopedia) Birkbeck, George, 1776–1841, English educator. He established (1800–1804) in Glasgow a popular course of lectures for workingmen, which led to the founding of the Glasgow Mechanics' Institution in...
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Vizcarra, Martín
(Encyclopedia) Vizcarra, Martín (Martín Alberto Vizcarra Cornejo), 1963–, Peruvian political leader. A civil engineer, he worked from 1992 to 2010 in his family's construction business. As a member of the Alianz...
motion picture photography
(Encyclopedia) motion picture photography or cinematography, photographic arts and techniques involved in making motion pictures.
See also photography, still.
Cinematography developed as a separate craft ve...
Belgium
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Belgium
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[key], Du. België, Fr. La
Belgique, officially Kingdom of Belg...
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