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Durango, city, Mexico
(Encyclopedia) Durango Durango d&oomacr;rängˈgō [key] or Victoria de Durango Victoria…linear programming
(Encyclopedia) linear programming, solution of a mathematical problem concerning maximum and minimum values of a first-degree (linear) algebraic expression, with variables subject to certain stated…Eight, the
(Encyclopedia) Eight, the, group of American artists in New York City, formed in 1908 to exhibit paintings. They were men of widely different tendencies, held together mainly by their common…fluxional molecules
(Encyclopedia) fluxional molecules, molecules that exhibit rapid intramolecular rearrangements among their component atoms. As in structural isomerism and tautomerism (see isomer; tautomer),…Finiguerra, Maso
(Encyclopedia) Finiguerra, Maso or TommasoFiniguerra, Maso or Tommasomäˈzō, tōm–mäˈzō fēnēgwĕrˈrä [key], 1426–64, Florentine goldsmith and engraver during the Renaissance. In the 1450s he joined with…Federal Aviation Administration
(Encyclopedia) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses…Foppa, Vincenzo
(Encyclopedia) Foppa, VincenzoFoppa, Vincenzovēnchĕnˈtsō fôpˈpä [key], c.1427–c.1515, Italian painter. Giving new life to the art of the Lombard school, he exercised a great influence upon northern…New Iberia
(Encyclopedia) New Iberia, city (1990 pop. 31,828), seat of Iberia parish, S La., on Bayou Teche, which is connected to the Intracoastal Waterway by a canal; inc. 1836. It has printing and publishing…Brancovan, Constantine
(Encyclopedia) Brancovan, ConstantineBrancovan, Constantinebrän-kōvänˈ [key], 1654–1714, prince of Walachia (1688–1714). A skillful politician who secured domestic peace, he furthered Walachia's…Zorn, Anders Leonhard
(Encyclopedia) Zorn, Anders LeonhardZorn, Anders Leonhardänˈdərs lāˈ&oomacr;närd sôrn [key], 1860–1920, Swedish painter, etcher, and sculptor. Zorn's early and phenomenal popularity was sustained…Trending
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