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(älfôNs´ m kh´ä) (KEY) , 1860–1939, Czech artist. Mucha’s art nouveau style, characterized by twisting, swirling flower and hair motifs, set ...
1773–1857, British scientist. He is recognized as the founder of aerodynamics on the basis of his pioneering experiments and studies of the principl...
(kärl f n p l ´t ) (KEY) , 1826–86, German historical painter; son of Ferdinand Piloty (1786–1844), a noted German lithographer. Karl first won ...
(s l ´ m) (KEY) , pool, SW corner of Jerusalem in the Kidron valley, mentioned in the Bible. A nearby 1,700-foot-long (518 m) tunnel, dating from the...
(j r s´ ) (KEY) , 1929–, American organic chemist and educator, b. Vienna, Austria. He received his Ph.D. from the Univ. of Wisconsin (1945) and, s...
(s m´ n ) (KEY) , in canon law, buying or selling of any spiritual benefit or office. The name is derived from Simon Magus, who tried to buy the gift...