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1824–1910, English astronomer. Using a spectroscope, he began to study the chemical constitution of stars from the observatory attached to his home ...
(sk k´d ) (KEY) , formerly Philippeville (f l pv l´) (KEY) , city (1998 pop. 152,335), NE Algeria, a port on the Gulf of Stora of the Mediterranean ...
gestural communication used as an alternative or replacement for speech. Sign languages resemble oral languages in every way other than their modality...
1895–1961, U.S. general, b. Indianapolis, Ind. He enlisted (1910) in the Indiana National Guard, won a commission in the U.S. army (1918), and advan...
(äntô´ny r s-s l-l ´n ) (KEY) , 1427–c.1478, Florentine sculptor, whose name was Antonio di Matteo di Domenico Gambarelli. He was the youngest ...
(zhäN bät st´ säNt r´) (KEY) , 1651–1717, French figure and portrait painter. He was known for allegorical portraits and his rococo use of nude...