(Encyclopedia) Percier, CharlesPercier, Charlesshärl pĕrsyāˈ [key], 1764–1838, French architect. He won (1786) the Grand Prix de Rome, and in 1794 he became associated with Pierre François Léonard…
(Encyclopedia) Turner, John Napier Wyndham, 1929–2020, Canadian prime minister (1984). Born in England, he immigrated (1932) to Ontario with his Canadian-born mother after she was widowed. Trained as…
(Encyclopedia) theorem, in mathematics and logic, statement in words or symbols that can be established by means of deductive logic; it differs from an axiom in that a proof is required for its…
(Encyclopedia) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, founded 1888, one of the world's foremost orchestras. It performs at the Royal Concertbegouw [concert building], Amsterdam, Netherlands, designed by…
(Encyclopedia) Vergennes, Charles Gravier, comte deVergennes, Charles Gravier, comte deshärl grävyāˈ kôNt də vĕrzhĕnˈ [key], 1717–87, French statesman. After serving as ambassador at Trier,…
(Encyclopedia) dubniumdubniumd&oomacr;bˈnēəm [key], artificially produced radioactive chemical element; symbol Db; at. no. 105; mass number of most stable isotope 268; m.p., b.p., and sp. gr.…
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(Encyclopedia) French Academy (L'Académie française), learned society of France. It is one of the five societies of the Institut de France.
The work of the French Academy has chiefly consisted of…
