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(pô´sh s) (KEY) , fl. 1st half of 4th cent. B.C., Greek painter. He was celebrated for his decorative paintings, particularly in encaustic, a metho...
1904–89, American chemist, b. Busan, Korea, M.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1927. After finishing his studies, Pedersen began work as a ...
(py r shärl l môny ´) (KEY) , 1715–99, French astronomer. For many years he was professor of physics at the Collège de France. He studied the mo...
(v shwän´ät prä´täp s ng) (KEY) , 1931–, Indian politician and prime minister (1989–90). As finance minister under Rajiv Gandhi (1984–87) ...
(zä´m l h n´r kh shväb´ ) (KEY) , 1789–1875, German apothecary and amateur astronomer. In the hope of discovering a new planet between Mercury...
(syôN) (KEY) , Ger. Sitten, town (1993 pop. 25,300), capital of Valais canton, SW Switzerland, on the Rhône River. An ancient town, Sion is now a wi...