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1901–76, American astrophysicist, b. Florence, Colo. From 1926 to 1932 he was with the Lick Observatory in Calif. In 1932 he joined the faculty at H...
(b ´d rzh kh sm ´tänä) (KEY) , 1824–84, Czech composer, creator of a national style in Czech music. He studied in Pilsen and in Prague, where in...
1620–82, French astronomer, noted for having made the first accurate measurement of a degree of the earth’s meridian. The figures he established w...
(sl t´k n) (KEY) , 1944–, American conductor, b. Los Angeles. Raised in a musical family, he studied violin, viola, piano, and composition. He was ...
in Roman religion, ancient pastoral deity, protector of uncultivated lands. It was also said that he was the guardian of field boundaries, flocks, and...
(klous slü´t r) (KEY) , d. 1406, Flemish sculptor, probably of Dutch extraction, active in Burgundy. Under Philip the Bold of Burgundy he had charge...