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battery, electric

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Lead storage cell: At the lead-dioxide electrode, electrons from the circuit combine with lead dioxide and sulfuric acid to form lead sulfate and water. At the spongy-lead…

Scientists: Physical Sciences

  Notable Scientists: Physical Sciences Astronomers, astrophysicists, chemists, and physicists     Jump to a category:…

State Department Notes on Lebanon

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Lebanese Relations PEOPLELebanon is the historic home of the Phoenicians,…

Napoleon III

(Encyclopedia) Napoleon III (Louis Napoleon Bonaparte), 1808–73, emperor of the French (1852–70), son of Louis Bonaparte (see under Bonaparte, family), king of Holland. Napoleon III was a…

Brunei Darussalam

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Brunei Relations PEOPLE Many cultural and…

Bios of Artists, Painters, Sculptors, and More

  Painters, sculptors, and photographers   Read the brief and informative biographies of notable artists, from Pablo Picasso and Mary Cassatt to Vincent Van Gogh and Georgia O'Keeffe…

Benin, country, Africa

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Benin Benin bĕnēnˈ [key], officially Republic of Benin, republic (2020 est. pop. 12,120,000…

State Department Notes on Cote d'Ivoire

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Ivoirian Relations PEOPLECote d'Ivoire has more than 60 ethnic…

French literature

(Encyclopedia) French literature, writings in medieval French dialects and standard modern French. Writings in Provençal and Breton are considered separately, as are works in French produced abroad (…