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(sô´ch ) (KEY) , city (1989 pop. 337,000), Krasnodar Territory, S European Russia, on the east shore of the Black Sea, in the foothills of the Cauca...
(j vän´n pä´ l pän n´n , pän ´n ) (KEY) , 1691–1765, Italian painter. Pannini abandoned the study of architecture for painting, becoming f...
(s väs´) (KEY) , city (1990 pop. 219,122), capital of Sivas prov., central Turkey, on the Kizil Irmak. An important trade and manufacturing center, ...
1906–79, English biochemist, b. Berlin, Germany. In 1933 he left Germany and went to England, where he conducted research at Cambridge from 1933 to ...
1856–1942, Scottish biblical scholar and Hebraist, b. Calcutta, India. He was professor of Old Testament language, literature, and theology in the U...
(s m´ s) (KEY) , small river, NW Turkey, a tributary of the Scamander. It was the scene of many legendary events of Asia Minor, particularly during ...