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Brewer's: Claude Lorraine
(i.e. of Lorraine). This incorrect form is generally used in English for the name of Claude le Lorrain, or Claude Gelée, the French landscape painter, born at the Château-de-Chamage, in…Brewer's: Gardening
(g hard). (See Adam's Profession.) Father of landscape gardening. Lenotre (1613-1700). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894GargamelleGardener A B C D E F…U.S. Capitol
When the French architect and engineer Maj. Pierre Charles L'Enfant first began to lay out the plans for a new federal city (now Washington, DC), he noted that Jenkins' Hill, overlooking the…Brewer's: Titian
[Tiziano Vecellio]. An Italian landscape painter, celebrated for the fine effects of his clouds. (1477-1576.) Not Titian's pencil e'er could so array, So fleece with clouds the pure…2014 Science News: Dreadnoughtus schrani
The herbivores have their say Dreadnoughtus schrani, courtesy of Lacovara Lab, Drexel University, plus detailed citations and license Related Links…Deadliest Jobs
Find the top ten civilian occupations with the highest fatality rates. Oregon loggers AP Photo/Don Ryan Rank Occupation Fatality rate Number of fatalities 1 Loggers 97.6…Brewer's: Gamaheu
a natural cameo, or intaglio. These stones (chiefly agate) contain natural representations of plants, landscapes, or animals. Pliny tells us that the “Agate of Pyrrhus” contained a…Career Guide
What is this job like and how do you prepare for it? Related Links Occupations with the Largest Job Growth Occupations of Employed Women Accountant Actor Actuary…Ralp Waldo Emerson: The Poet, I
IRight upward on the road of fame With sounding steps the poet came; Born and nourished in miracles, His feet were shod with golden bells, Or where he stepped the soil did peal As if the dust…Countries with Largest Unaffiliated Populations
The table below lists the top ten countries with the greatest number of people who identify themselves as religiously unaffiliated. The countries with the highest unaffiliated percentages tend to be…Trending
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