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Cavalli, Pietro Francesco

(Encyclopedia) Cavalli, Pietro FrancescoCavalli, Pietro Francescopyĕˈtrō fränchĕsˈkō kävälˈlē [key], 1602–76, Italian composer, whose real name was Caletti-Bruni; pupil of Monteverdi, whom he…

Carco, Francis

(Encyclopedia) Carco, FrancisCarco, FrancisfräNsēsˈ kärkōˈ [key], 1886–1958, French poet and novelist, b. New Caledonia of Corsican parents. His real name was François Carcopino. The bohemian…

Slim Helú, Carlos

(Encyclopedia) Slim Helú, CarlosSlim Helú, Carloscärˈlōs slēm hēl&oomacr;ˈ [key], 1940–, Mexican business executive. The son of a Lebanese Maronite immigrant who became a successful merchant and…

Peter Joseph DE MUTH, Congress, PA (1892-1993)

DE MUTH, Peter Joseph, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Pittsburgh, Pa., January 1, 1892; attended the public schools; B.S., Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, Pa.; was a…

James Samuel SIMMONS, Congress, NY (1861-1935)

SIMMONS, James Samuel, (nephew of Milton George Urner), a Representative from New York; born near Liberty, Frederick County, Md., November 25, 1861; attended the public schools and the local…

Algebra: All Signs Point to the Discriminant

All Signs Point to the Discriminant Algebra Quadratic Equations and Inequalities Solving Quadratics by Factoring Completing the Square The Quadratic Formula All Signs Point to the Discriminant…

Hubert Baxter SCUDDER, Congress, CA (1888-1968)

SCUDDER, Hubert Baxter, a Representative from California; born in Sebastopol, Sonoma County, Calif., November 5, 1888; graduated from the public schools; supplemented school training with…

field, in algebra

(Encyclopedia) field, in algebra, set of elements (usually numbers) that may be combined under the operations of addition and multiplication so that it constitutes an additive group, the nonzero…

Fra Diavolo

(Encyclopedia) Fra DiavoloFra Diavolofrä dēäˈvōlō [key] [Ital.,=friar devil], 1771–1806, Italian bandit and soldier, whose real name was Michele Pezza. He entered the service of the king of Naples in…

Illampú

(Encyclopedia) IllampúIllampúēyämp&oomacr;ˈ [key], peak, 21,276 ft (6,485 m) high, in the Cordillera Real of the Bolivian Andes, E Bolivia. Although lower than the adjacent peak, Ancohuma (21,489…