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Liebig, Justus, Baron von
(Encyclopedia) Liebig, Justus, Baron vonLiebig, Justus, Baron vony&oobreve;sˈt&oobreve;s bärônˈ fən lēˈbĭkh [key], 1803–73, German chemist. As professor at Giessen (1824–52), he was among the…Emden
(Encyclopedia) Emden Emden ĕmˈdən [key], city, Lower Saxony, NW Germany, at the mouth of the Ems River, the…Erlangen
(Encyclopedia) Erlangen Erlangen ĕrˈläng-ən [key], city, Bavaria, S Germany, at the confluence of the Schwabach and…Greenwich, town, United States
(Encyclopedia) Greenwich Greenwich grĕnˈĭch [key], residential town (2020 pop. 63,518), Fairfield co., SW Conn., on…hurdy-gurdy
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Hurdy-gurdy hurdy-gurdy, musical instrument with three strings that are caused to vibrate by a wooden wheel turned by a crank. Stopping is accomplished by keys that usually…idyl
(Encyclopedia) idylidylīˈdəl [key], short poem. The ancient idyls, especially those of Bion and Moschus, were intended as little selections in the style of such longer poems as elegies or epics.…hospital
(Encyclopedia) hospital, institution for the care of the sick, maintained by private endowment or public funds or both. General hospitals minister to all types of illness, while special hospitals are…justice of the peace
(Encyclopedia) justice of the peace, official presiding over a type of police court. In some states of the United States the justices, who are usually elected, have jurisdiction over petty civil and…impressionism, in music
(Encyclopedia) impressionism, in music, a French movement in the late 19th and early 20th cent. It was begun by Debussy in reaction to the dramatic and dynamic emotionalism of romantic music,…Lund
(Encyclopedia) LundLundlŭnd [key], city (1990 pop. 62,910), Malmöhus co., S Sweden. It is a commercial and industrial center and a rail junction. Manufactures include paper, packaging, printed…Trending
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