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Latini, Brunetto
(Encyclopedia) Latini, BrunettoLatini, Brunettobr&oomacr;nĕtˈtō lätēˈnē [key], d. 1294?, Italian man of letters, a diplomat. He introduced French literature to Italy and wrote, in French, Li…T'ang, Chinese dynasty
(Encyclopedia) T'angT'angtäng [key], dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907. It was founded by Li Yuan and his son Li Shih-min, with the aid of Turkish allies. The early strength of the T'ang…Poems by Emily Dickinson: LI ("Water is taught")
by EmilyDickinsonThe Soul's StormThirstLI Water is taught by thirst; Land, by the oceans passed; Transport, by throe; Peace, by its battles told; Love, by memorial mould; Birds, by the…Anyang
(Encyclopedia) AnyangAnyangän-yäng [key], city (1994 est. pop. 458,400), N Henan prov., China, on the Beijing-Guangzhou RR, in a cotton-growing area. It is an agricultural and trade center with…Baliqiao
(Encyclopedia) BaliqiaoBaliqiaobä-lē-chēou [key] or PalikaoPalikaopäˈlēˈkouˈ [key], village, Hebei prov., China, near Beijing. There, in 1860, a British and French force that had recently occupied…Palikao, Charles Guillaume Cousin-Montauban, comte de
(Encyclopedia) Palikao, Charles Guillaume Cousin-Montauban, comte dePalikao, Charles Guillaume Cousin-Montauban, comte deshärl gēyōmˈ k&oomacr;zăNˈ-môNtōbäNˈ kôNt də pälēkäōˈ [key], 1796–1878,…Guilin
(Encyclopedia) Guilin or KweilinGuilinboth: gwā-lĭnˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 707,200), N Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, S China, on the Li River. It is a transportation center, with…Waley, Arthur
(Encyclopedia) Waley, Arthur, 1889–1966, English orientalist, b. London as Arthur David Schloss, educated at Cambridge. He was and still is considered one of the world's great Asian scholars. His…Basile, Giovanni Battista
(Encyclopedia) Basile, Giovanni BattistaBasile, Giovanni Battistajōvänˈnē bät-tēsˈtä bäsēˈlā [key], 1575–1632, Italian writer. Basile held several important official positions, devoting his spare…Periodic Table of the Elements: Lithium
(Encyclopedia) Periodic Table of the Elements: Lithium Atomic Number: 3 Atomic Symbol: Li Lithium Atomic Weight: [6.938; 6.997] Electron Configuration: 2 · 1Trending
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