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1857–1923, American astronomer, b. Nashville, Tenn., grad. Vanderbilt Univ., 1887. From 1887 to 1895 he was astronomer at Lick Observatory in Califo...
(fr d´r kh v l´h lm b s´ l) (KEY) , 1784–1846, German astronomer and mathematician. He became (1810) director of the new observatory at Königsbe...
(s ´h n) (KEY) , in the Bible, king of the Amorites, who attacked Israel. He became a figure for the mighty fallen....
(y ä´kh m f n zänt´rärt) (KEY) , 1606–88, German painter. An academic painter fond of chiaroscuro effects, Sandrart is best remembered for his ...
(sl ´zäk) (KEY) , 1873–1946, Czech tenor, pupil of Jean de Reszke. After his debut as Lohengrin at Brno in 1896, he sang in Vienna, Berlin, and la...
1467–1548, king of Poland (1506–48), son of Casimir IV. Elected to succeed his brother, Alexander I, Sigismund faced the problem of consolidating ...