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Broglie, Louis Victor, duc de

(Encyclopedia) Broglie, Louis Victor, duc de, 1892–1987, French physicist. In 1928 he became professor in the faculty of sciences, Univ. of Paris. It was known from the earlier quantum theory that…

1984–1985 Obie Awards

New American PlayMaria Irene Fornes, The Conduct of LifePlaywritingRosalyn Drexler, Transients WelcomeChristopher Durang, The Marriage of Bette and BooWilliam M. Hoffman, As IsDirectionJohn…

World Championships

World Championships at Helsinki, Finland (March 21-28) Men's — 1. Alexei Yagudin, Russia; 2. Evgeny Plushenko, Russia; 3. Michael Weiss, USA Women's — 1. Maria Butyrskaya, Russia; 2.…

1997-98 Figure Skating World Championships

World Championships at Minneapolis, Minn. (March 29-April 5) Men's — 1. Alexei Yagudin, Russia; 2. Todd Eldredge, USA; 3. Evgeni Plushenko, Russia Women's — 1. Michelle Kwan, USA; 2.…

atonement

(Encyclopedia) atonement, the reconciliation, or “at-one-ment,” of sinful humanity with God. In Judaism both the Bible and rabbinical thought reflect the belief that God's chosen people must be pure…

2001-02 Figure Skating World Championships

World Championships at Nagano, Japan (March 15-24) Men's —1. Alexei Yagudin, Russia; 2. Tim Goebel, USA; 3. Honda Takeshi, Japan; 4. Alexander Abt, Russia; 5. Li Chengjiang, China. Women's…

1996-97 Figure Skating World Championships

World Championships at Lausanne, Switzerland (Mar. 16–23) Men's — 1. Elivs Stojko, Canada; 2. Todd Eldredge, USA; 3. Alexei Yagudin, Russia Women's — 1. Tara Lipinski, USA; 2. Michelle…

Acknowledgments

The first five editions of The Columbia Encyclopedia were published in 1935, 1950, 1963, 1975, and 1993. All editions owe a debt of gratitude to Clark Fisher Ansley, the editor of the first edition,…

Brewer's: Battle

Professor Creasy says there are fifteen decisive battles; that is, battles which have decided some political change: B.C. 490, Marathon, 413, Syracuse; 331, Arbela; 207, Metaurus; the…