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Kneller, Sir Godfrey

(Encyclopedia) Kneller, Sir GodfreyKneller, Sir Godfreynĕlˈər [key] or Gottfried von KnillerGottfried von Knillergôtˈfrēt fən knĭlˈər [key], 1646–1723, English portrait painter, b. Germany. After…

Ersch, Johann Samuel

(Encyclopedia) Ersch, Johann SamuelErsch, Johann Samuelyōˈhän zäˈm&oomacr;ĕl ĕrsh [key], 1766–1828, German encyclopedist, first editor of the great encyclopedia known as Ersch and Gruber's. At…

Millennial Questions

Where will the Sun first rise on January 1, 2000? Whether the millennium begins in 2000 or 2001 is not the only debate surrounding the New Year's Eve party of the century. Just exactly where the…

Lützen

(Encyclopedia) LützenLützenlütˈsən [key], town, Saxony, S central Germany. There, in the Thirty Years War, Gustavus II of Sweden defeated (1632) General Albrecht Wallenstein, but was killed in the…

Sullivan, Sir Arthur Seymour

(Encyclopedia) Sullivan, Sir Arthur Seymour, 1842–1900, English composer, famous for a series of brilliant comic operas written in collaboration with the librettist W. S. Gilbert. As a boy he sang in…

Banaba

(Encyclopedia) Banaba Banaba bənäˈbə [key] or Ocean Island, island, 2.2 sq mi (5.7 sq km), central…

Notable Architects

Notable Architects Frank Lloyd Wright See also Notable Artists People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Architecture American Architecture Architecture of the…

Notable Architects

Frank Lloyd Wright See also Notable Artists People in the News Recent Obituaries Related Links Architecture American Architecture Architecture of the Renaissance French…

DK Science: Digital Electronics

ANALOGUE – SIMPLE BUT RISKYSAMPLINGELECTRONIC CALCULATORLOGIC CIRCUITSFIND OUT MOREThe simplest kind of electronics, known as analogue electronics, works with continuous signals – a smoothly rising…