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1878–1968, American novelist and socialist, b. Baltimore, grad. College of the City of New York, 1897. He was one of the muckrakers, and an interest...
nonmetallic chemical element; symbol Si; at. no. 14; at. wt. 28.0855; m.p. 1,410°C; b.p. 2,355°C; sp. gr. 2.33 at 25°C; valence usually +4. Silicon...
(nän´n däntôn´y d bäng´k ) (KEY) , c.1384–1421, Florentine sculptor. After study with his father, Antonio di Banco, who worked on the cath...
1834–1908, American astronomer, b. Hanover, N.H., grad. Dartmouth, 1853. He discovered the reversing layer of the solar atmosphere and proved the ga...
(äNtwän´ py vz´n r) (KEY) , 1886–1962, Russian sculptor and painter. He was influenced by cubism while in Paris in 1911 and 1913. During World W...
town (1990 pop. 22,023), Hartford co., N Conn.; inc. 1670. Although the town is mainly residential, it produces ordnance, machinery, and chemicals. Th...