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Bernard Palissy
PALISSY, BERNARD (b. La Capelle Biron, France, ca. 1510; d. Paris, France, ca. (1590) natural history, hydrology. Palissy was first trained in the manufacture and decoration of stained glass windows. As his profession became less in demand, however, he took up land surveying in order to support... Read more |
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Spiritism
Spiritism A general term for the belief that the spirits or souls of the dead communicate with the living through a medium or psychically sensitive individual. The term has been used with two quite different meanings in the twentieth century. In conservative Christian circles it is often used as a... Read more |
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Cryptozoology
Cryptozoology Term coined by zoologist Bernard Heuvelmans to characterize the study of "hidden animals." It includes the study of the existence of known animals in places where they were not expected to occur as well as the persistence of animals presumed to be extinct. The key trait of animals... Read more |
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Bernard of Trevisan
Bernard of Trevisan also known as Bernard of Treviso, Bernard of Treves (fl. ca. 1378, although also thought to have flourished in the fifteenth or sixteenth century, in France, Italy, or Germany) alchemy. Although it is uncertain whether two or even three persons are responsible for the... Read more |
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George Bernard
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Bernard Leach
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Mighty Handful
MIGHTY HANDFUL Group of nationally oriented Russian composers during the nineteenth century; the name was coined unintentionally by the music and art critic Vladimir Stasov. The "Mighty Handful" (moguchaya kuchka ), also known as the New Russian School, Balakirev Circle, or the Five, is a group of... Read more |
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Globalization
G LOBALIZATION Thomas W. Zeiler Globalization became a buzzword following the end of the Cold War, but the phenomenon has long been a factor in the foreign relations of the United States and has deep roots in history. To the extent that it meant the... Read more |
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Bernard of Chartres
Bernard of Chartres also known as Bernardus Carnotensis (d. Chartres, France, ca. 1130), philosophy. Bernard, who should not be mistaken for Bernardus Silvestris, was of Breton origin and an older brother of Thierry of Chartres. He taught the masters responsible for the glory of the school of... Read more |
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