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(Encyclopedia) art conservation and restoration, the preservation of structurally sound works of art, the halting of processes that lead to the damage of works of art, and the repair of already damaged works of art....
(Encyclopedia) magic, in entertainment, the seeming manipulation and supernatural control of the natural world for the amusement and amazement of an audience. Entertainment magic can be divided into four main catego...
(Encyclopedia) Baltimore, city (2020 pop. 575,584),
N central Md., surrounded by but politically independent of Baltimore co.,
on the Patapsco River estuary, an arm of...
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Connecticut kənĕtˈĭkət [key], southernmost of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (N), Rhode Island (E), Long Island Sound (S), and New York (W)...
(Encyclopedia) Sanskrit literature, literary works written in Sanskrit constituting the main body of the classical literature of India.
Nearly all Sanskrit literature, except that dealing with grammar and philosop...
(Encyclopedia) pollution, contamination of the environment as a result of human activities. The term pollution refers primarily to the fouling of air, water, and land by wastes (see air pollution; water pollution; s...
(Encyclopedia) Andes ănˈdēz [key], mountain system, more than 5,000 mi (8,000 km) long, W South America. The ranges run generally parallel to the Pacific coast and extend from Tierra del Fuego northward, across t...
(Encyclopedia) Greek religion, religious beliefs and practices of the ancient inhabitants of the region of Greece.
The civil strife that followed the classical period (from c.500 b.c.) placed the old gods on trial...
(Encyclopedia) Amazon, Port. Amazonas ämäzōˈnəs [key], world's second longest river, c.3,900 mi (6,280 km) long, formed by the junction in N Peru's Andes Mts. of two major headstreams, the Ucayali and the short...
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Bahamas, the
bəhäˈməz
[key], officially Commonwealth of the Bahamas, independent nation (2020
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