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Crespi, Giovanni Battista

(Encyclopedia) Crespi, Giovanni BattistaCrespi, Giovanni Battistajōvänˈnē bät-tēsˈtä krāsˈpē [key], c.1575–1632, Italian painter, sculptor, and architect of the Milanese school. He was also called Il…

Amici, Giovanni Battista

(Encyclopedia) Amici, Giovanni BattistaAmici, Giovanni Battistajōvänˈnē bät-tēsˈtä ämēˈchē [key], 1786–1863, Italian astronomer, mathematician, and naturalist. He became director of the observatory…

Gaulli, Giovanni Battista

(Encyclopedia) Gaulli, Giovanni BattistaGaulli, Giovanni Battistajōvänˈnē bät-tēsˈtä gä&oomacr;lˈlē [key], 1639–1709, Italian painter, called Baciccia or Baciccio. He was noted for his airy,…

DK Nature: Senses

DO ANIMALS HAVE BETTER SENSES THAN US? CAN ANIMALS SEE AT NIGHT? WHICH ANIMALS HAVE EXTRA SENSES? ECHOLOCATIONFIND OUT MOREAnimals use their senses to find out about the world around them. Most…

Carl Yastrzemski

Born: Aug. 22, 1939Baseball OF led AL in batting 3 times; won Triple Crown and MVP in 1967; had 3,419 hits and 452 HRs in 23 years with Boston; member of Hall of Fame.

Rod Carew

Born: Oct. 1, 1945Baseball 2B-1B led AL in batting 7 times (1969,72-75,77-78) with Minnesota; MVP in 1977; had 3,053 career hits.

Al Kaline

Born: Dec. 19, 1934Baseball youngest player (at age 20) to win batting title (led AL with .340 in 1955); had 3,007 hits, 399 HRs in 22 years with Detroit.

Ems, town, Germany

(Encyclopedia) Ems or Bad Ems Ems bät ĕms [key], town, Rhineland-Palatinate, W Germany, on the Lahn River. Chartered…

James Easton

Born: July 26, 1935Olympics archer and sporting goods manufacturer (Easton softball bats); one of 4 American delegates to the International Olympic Committee; president of International Archery…

Charley Gehringer

Born: May 11, 1903Baseball 2B hit .300 or better 13 times; AL batting champion and MVP with Detroit in 1937.Died: Jan. 21, 1993