(Encyclopedia) GiorgioneGiorgionejōrjôˈnā [key], c.1478–1510, Venetian painter, b. Castelfranco Veneto; fellow student of Titian under Giovanni Bellini in Venice. Giorgione was known also as Zorgo or…
(Encyclopedia) oboeoboeōˈbō, ōˈboi [key] [Ital., from Fr. hautbois] or hautboyhautboyōˈboi, hōˈ– [key], woodwind instrument of conical bore, its mouthpiece having a double reed. The instruments…
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Prefixes for Basic Metric Units
Multiples
Prefix
Abbreviation
Power of 10
Equivalent
deka- or deca-
da
101
ten
hecto-
h
102
hundred
kilo-
k
103
thousand
mega-
M
106
million…
(Encyclopedia) UmbriaUmbria&oomacr;mˈbrēä [key], region (1991 pop. 811,831), 3,265 sq mi (8,456 sq km), central Italy. Perugia is the capital of the landlocked region, which is divided into the…
(Encyclopedia) RavennaRavennarävĕnˈnä [key], city (1991 pop. 135,844), capital of Ravenna prov., in Emilia-Romagna, N central Italy, near the Adriatic Sea (with which it is connected by a canal). It…
(Encyclopedia) Scouts or Boy Scouts, organization of boys and girls 11 to 17 years old, founded (1907) in Great Britain by Sir Robert (later Lord) Baden-Powell and originally for boys only; since the…
(Encyclopedia) ManchuriaManchuriamănch&oobreve;rˈēə [key], Mandarin Dongbei sansheng [three northeastern provinces], region, c.600,000 sq mi (1,554,000 sq km), NE China. It is officially known as…
(Encyclopedia) baroquebaroquebərōkˈ [key], in art and architecture, a style developed in Europe, England, and the Americas during the 17th and early 18th cent.
The baroque style is characterized by…
U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People and History Economy Foreign Relations PEOPLE AND HISTORYBrazil is a federal republic with 26 states and a federal district. The 1988…
