(Encyclopedia) geography, the science of place, i.e., the study of the surface of the earth, the location and distribution of its physical and cultural features, the areal patterns or places that…
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(Encyclopedia) romanticism, term loosely applied to literary and artistic movements of the late 18th and 19th cent.
Romanticism in music was characterized by an emphasis on emotion and great…
(Encyclopedia) English literature, literature written in English since c.1450 by the inhabitants of the British Isles; it was during the 15th cent. that the English language acquired much of its…
Adrenaline: (isolation of) John Jacob Abel, U.S., 1897. Aerosol can: Erik Rotheim, Norway, 1926. Air brake: George Westinghouse, U.S., 1868. Air conditioning: Willis Carrier, U.S., 1911.…
(Encyclopedia) novel, in modern literary usage, a sustained work of prose fiction a volume or more in length. It is distinguished from the short story and the fictional sketch, which are necessarily…
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Schematic diagram of a computer system: Data flow is indicated by solid lines; control signals are indicated by dashed lines.
computer, device capable of performing a series of…
