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(p nt r k´ky ) (KEY) or Pintoricchio (p nt –) (KEY) [Ital.,=little painter], c.1454–1513, Umbrian painter whose real name was Bernardino di Bet...
(k n´z ) (KEY) , 1894–1956, American biologist, b. Hoboken, N.J., grad. Bowdoin College (B.S., 1916), Harvard (D.Sc., 1920). He was associated with...
(py r s môN´ märk ´ d läpläs´) (KEY) , 1749–1827, French astronomer and mathematician. At 18 he went to Paris, proved his gift for mathemati...
an industrial region, approximately 20 mi (32 km) long, in the Santa Clara Valley between Palo Alto and San Jose, mainly in Santa Clara and San Mateo ...
(p th g´ r s r ´j m) (KEY) , fl. 5th cent. B.C., Greek sculptor. In a signature on a pedestal at Olympia he declares himself a Samian, but the perio...
(s m´k ) (KEY) , 1752–1806, British army officer, first governor of Upper Canada (Ontario). He served with the British in the American Revolution. ...