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1928–94, American artist, b. Excelsior Springs, Mo. His sculpture, allied with the minimalist school of the late 1960s (see minimalism; modern art),...
(j r´ , Fr. zhürä´, Ger. y ´rä) (KEY) , mountain range, part of the Alpine system, E France and NW Switzerland, occupying parts of the French re...
( rnst yüng´ r) (KEY) , 1895–1998, German writer. Jünger’s early war novels were based on arduous army experience. Strongly influenced by Nietz...
feminine name in the Julian gens. 1 Died 54 B.C., daughter of Julius Caesar and wife of Pompey. By her grace and tact she maintained the bond between ...
(y l´y r) (KEY) , pass, 7,504 ft (2,287 m) high, Grisons canton, SE Switzerland, connecting the Upper Engadine Valley to the Oberhalbstein Valley. Us...
system of astronomical dating that allows the difference between two dates to be calculated more easily than conventional civil calendars with their u...