Biography Category
(s ´r k) or Ecclesiasticus ( kl ´´z s´t k s) (KEY) [Lat. from Gr.,=ecclesiastical], book included in the Septuagint and in the Roman Catholic ca...
vehicle designed to travel over snow, ice, and similar surfaces that offer limited traction and weight-supporting capability. As the performance of th...
(r m´br nt, Du. r m´bränt här´m ns n vän r n) (KEY) , 1606–69, Dutch painter, etcher, and draftsman, b. Leiden. Rembrandt is acknowledged as t...
inhalation and exhalation of the fumes of burning tobacco in cigars and cigarettes and pipes. Some persons draw the smoke into their lungs; others do ...
(ch k) (KEY) , 1947–, American microbiologist, b. Chicago, grad. Univ. of California, Berkeley. A professor at the Univ. of Colorado, he discovered ...
(älfôNs´ m kh´ä) (KEY) , 1860–1939, Czech artist. Mucha’s art nouveau style, characterized by twisting, swirling flower and hair motifs, set ...