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Peter Simon Pallas
Peter Simon Pallas , 1741-1811, German naturalist and explorer. He became (1768) professor at the Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg. In 1769, Pallas was a member of an expedition to observe the transit of Venus, and until 1774 he explored the upper Amur, the Caspian Sea, and the Ural and Altai mts... Read more
Saint Luke
Saint Luke [Gr. Lucas ], traditional author of the third Gospel (see Luke, Gospel according to Saint ) and of its sequel, the Acts of the Apostles . Paul's letter to the Colossians identifies him as "the beloved physician" and implies that he was a Gentile. Eusebius in his Ecclesiastical Hi... Read more
Cornelis Petrus Tiele
Cornelis Petrus Tiele , 1830-1902, Dutch theologian and author of a number of valuable works on the history of religion. Important is his Outlines of the History of Religion (1876, tr. 1877). ... Read more
history painting
history painting the painting of scenes from classical and Christian history and mythology. It was taught in the academies of art , from the Renaissance to the 19th cent., as the highest form of art in an hierarchical grouping that ranked still-life painting lowest on the list. Included in the cat... Read more
oral history
oral history compilation of historical data through interviews, usually tape-recorded and sometimes videotaped, with participants in, or observers of, significant events or times. Primitive societies have long relied on oral tradition to preserve a record of the past in the absence of written histo... Read more
Sextus Julius Africanus
Sextus Julius Africanus , c.160-c.240, Christian historian. He wrote Chronologia, a history of the world from the creation to 221. Tying together the events of the Old Testament, the Greek world, and Christianity, this history helped to place the new religion in a historical context. ... Read more
Evagrius Scholasticus
Evagrius Scholasticus , c.536-c.600, Syrian ecclesiastical historian, a prominent, honored lawyer in Antioch and Constantinople. His Ecclesiastical History (431-594), written in excellent Greek, is an authentic source for the history of Nestorianism and Monophysitism. ... Read more
Diodorus Siculus
Diodorus Siculus , d. after 21 BC, Sicilian historian. He wrote, in Greek, a world history in 40 books, ending with Caesar's Gallic Wars. Fully preserved are Books I-V and XI-XX, which cover Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Indian, Scythian, Arabian, and North African history and parts of Greek and Roman his... Read more
Johann Gustav Droysen
Johann Gustav Droysen , 1808-84, German historian. A member of the Frankfurt Parliament , he was a leading proponent of German unification under the leadership of his native Prussia. His Geschichte der preussischen Politik [political history of Prussia] (14 vol., 1855-86) poses the goal of German... Read more
Ordericus Vitalis
Ordericus Vitalis , 1075-c.1143, Norman monk and chronicler, b. England. He spent most of his life in Saint-Évroul in Normandy. His Ecclesiastical History (4 vol., tr. 1853-56; repr. 1968), a universal history to 1143, is valuable for a study of the Normans in England, France, and Italy and... Read more

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Moldova
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the World ...ITOR'S NOTE This chapter was adapted from the Department of State Post Report 2000...condensed. Readers are encouraged to visit the Department of State's web site at for the most recent information available on...to manufacture. It also has some of the best vineyards in Europe. It is ... Read more
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Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Luis Vaz de Camo ë ns The Portuguese poet Luis Vaz de Camo...or Cam õ es, is best known for "The Lusiads," which is among the best modern epics. He was a lyricist of rare perfection and is considered the greatest poet of the Portuguese language. Luis de Camo...well established; ... Read more
Chaucer, Geoffrey
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography ...English poet, author, and courtier Called the father of English poetry, Geoffrey Chaucer is ranked as one of the greatest poets of the late Middle Ages (C. E. 476 c. –...poetic talents. His best-known works are The Canterbury Tales and Troilus and Criseyde. Early years and marriage ... Read more

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fatigue
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...x220E;  a reduction in the efficiency of a muscle or organ...x220E;  ( fatigues ) loose-fitting clothing, typically khaki, olive...exhausted: they were fatigued by their journey. ∎  reduce the efficiency of (a muscle or organ... Read more
Xiao Cheng Zhi Chun
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...York, 1987. Articles: Sek Kei, "The Journey of Desires," in Hong Kong International...light-hearted coquetry but is in fact, a fitting symbol for the psychological fragility...overloaded — it complements the poetic intensity of her desires and illustrates the ethical limits of ... Read more
Beck, Jeff
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 ...a "guitar god," Jeff Beck is one of the legendary rock guitarists. At every...waves of roaring feedback overtones in the early days to an innovative techno...from family members, and he attended the Wimbledon School for the Arts in London in the 1960s. His first gig as a guitar ... Read more
Exotica
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Articles: Banning, K., "Lookin' in All the Wrong Places: The Pleasures and Dangers of Exotica...1994. James, Caryn, "Innocence Beyond the Erotic Glimmer," in The New York Times , 24 September 1994...With Exotica , Atom Egoyan Has Become the Most Celebrated Canadian Film-Maker...406, ... Read more
Williams, Vanessa
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 ...1991) Hit songs since 1990: "Save the Best for Last," "Running Back to...than Vanessa Williams. In 1984, when the publication of a nude photo layout resulted in her forced resignation as the first African-American Miss America...Williams would go on to become one of the most popular recording ... Read more

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Editor's shelf.(Fraternity: A Journey in Search of Five Presidents)(Touched with Fire: Five Presidents and the Civil War Battles that Made Them)(Reagan and Gorbachev: How the Cold War Ended)(The Wastrels of Defense: How Congress Sabotages U.S. Security)(More Equal than Others: America from Nixon to the New Century)(Natural Enemy, Natural Ally: Toward an Environmental History of War)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Parameters; 3/22/2005; 700+ words ; ...back over one's shoulder is how the average person searches for history in everyday life. It is, however...author. Bob Greene's Fraternity: A Journey in Search of Five Presidents provides...with reflections and profiles on the lives-after-office of five former...is as much about Greene and his ... Read more
Devil's islands.(cruel history of Russia's Solovetsky Islands)
Magazine article from: National Review; 11/11/1996; ; 700+ words ; ...Soviet sort of place. There's a Lenin in the main square and another on the way out of town, just to make sure...commercial revival. There is plenty in the shops, and someone is buying all those Western cars. History too is making a comeback. Gingerly at first, like the small boys passing ... Read more
Peter Fitting, ed. Subterranean Worlds: A Critical Anthology.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Utopian Studies; 1/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; Peter Fitting, ed. Subterranean Worlds: A Critical...first translated into English as Journey to the Centre of the Earth in 1872. Peter Fitting's critical anthology of short...extraordinaire actually comes near the midpoint of this tradition, for Fitting, whose extracts cover ... Read more
Paddy's final journey.
Newspaper article from: Antrim Times (Antrim, Ireland); 8/10/2006; 700+ words ; IT was a fitting tribute to a man respected...on Saturday morning, as the town and borough of Antrim...to Paddy Marks. It was the final journey for a man who became a much-loved figure in the many walks of life he...service, conducted by the Reverend Stephen McBride... Read more
A compass for the cancer journey: scientific, spiritual, and practical directives.(ARTICLES)
Magazine article from: Oncology Nursing Forum; 9/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...their strengths, and know, in the dark of winter, that their energy...privilege to care for, and the journey that has led me to this place...Kansas. Who would have thought my journey would unfold in this way? It has been a wonderful journey, with lots of hills and valleys...their experience ... Read more
Lotschberg base tunnel set to open in 2007; fitting out of the Lotschberg base tunnel is well underway. This is the first of Switzerland's huge AlpTransit construction projects to improve rail links through the Alps.(Alpine Railways)(Company Profile)
Magazine article from: International Railway Journal; 12/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; WHEN the 34.6km Lotschberg base tunnel opens...faster north-south rail link beneath the Alps than the existing tortuous line higher up the mountain. The new tunnel will increase rail capacity...immediately gives one a sense of the scale of the project. The southern portal ... Read more
Pilgrim Journey: John Henry Newman 1801-1845.
Magazine article from: Commonweal; 10/25/2002; ; 480 words ; Pilgrim Journey: John Henry Newman 1801-1845 Vincent...Blehl, S.J. Paulist, $24.95, 452 pp. The story of John Henry Newman's intellectual...who died last November, is one of the most famous names in Newman scholarship. He was the postulator for Newman's cause in Rome...publisher, and indefatigable ... Read more
The Two Reformations: The Journey from the Last Days to the New World.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: The Historian; 1/1/2004; ; 496 words ; The Two Reformations: The Journey from the Last Days to the New World. By Heiko A. Oberman. (New...died in April 2001, he had reached the biblical age of threescore and ten, but by no means the end of his scholarly vitality and...Donald Weinstein's introduction to the ... Read more
TGV Est shows eastern promise: Eastern France, a relative railway backwater, is about to witness the TGV effect of tumbling journey times and rising prosperity with the opening of TGV Est Europeen on June 10. But as David Briginshaw reports from France, the economic prospects for Europe's latest high-speed line are less rosy.(High speed)
Magazine article from: International Railway Journal; 6/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; THE start of commercial services on the 300km TGV Est Europeen will revolutionise...Luxembourg, Germany, and Switzerland. The new line will be the first in France to allow trains to...rather than 300km/h. As a result, journey times will be cut by up to 50% hopefully...for French National ... Read more
The Transition Journey.(educational transition for a disabled child)
Magazine article from: The Exceptional Parent; 7/1/2000; ; 700+ words ; Useful tips to navigate the process and end up at a great destination...students, parents, and professionals. The ideas presented can give parents and...Transition Services have been a part of the IEP (Individual Education Plan) process...one stumbling block may have been the focus on the ... Read more