(Encyclopedia) contemporary art, the art of the late 20th cent. and early 21st cent., both an outgrowth and a rejection of modern art. As the force and vigor of abstract expressionism diminished, new…
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. This is…
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Lines of induction around a single bar magnet and between opposite poles of different magnets
magnetism, force of attraction or repulsion between various substances, especially…
500 Notable African American Biographies A-Z List Civil Rights Leaders Figures in Abolitionism Government Officials Religious Leaders Scholars & Educators Scientists & Inventors Entertainers…
(Encyclopedia) physics, branch of science traditionally defined as the study of matter, energy, and the relation between them; it was called natural philosophy until the late 19th cent. and is still…
Iowa State Facts
Entered Union: Dec. 28, 1846 (29th State)Organized as territory: June 12, 1838Present constitution adopted: 1857
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State abbreviation/Postal code: Iowa/IANickname: The…
Capital: Harrisburg State abbreviation/Postal code: Pa./PA Governor: Tom Wolf, D (to Jan. 2019) Lieut. Governor: Michael J. Stack III, D (to Jan. 2019) Senators: Bob Casey…
(Encyclopedia) light, visible electromagnetic radiation. Of the entire electromagnetic spectrum, the human eye is sensitive to only a tiny part, the part that is called light. The wavelengths of…
