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Delta Plan
(Encyclopedia) Delta Plan, flood control and reclamation project, S Netherlands, in the Rhine River delta. Built in 1957–81, it involved construction of four major dikes (up to 131 ft/40 m high)…Poussin, Gaspard
(Encyclopedia) Poussin, GaspardPoussin, Gaspardgäspärˈ p&oomacr;săNˈ [key], 1615–75, French landscape painter, b. Rome. The son of a Frenchman named Dughet, he adopted the name of his brother-in-…thunderstorm
(Encyclopedia) thunderstorm, violent, local atmospheric disturbance accompanied by lightning, thunder, and heavy rain, often by strong gusts of wind, and sometimes by hail. The typical thunderstorm…Lilith
(Encyclopedia) LilithLilithlĭlˈĭth [key], female demon of Jewish mythology, originally probably the Assyrian storm demon Lilitu. In Talmudic tradition many evil attributes were given to this…Pudovkin, Vsevolod Ilarionovich
(Encyclopedia) Pudovkin, Vsevolod IlarionovichPudovkin, Vsevolod Ilarionovichfsyĕˈvələt ēləryônˈəvĭch p&oomacr;dôfˈkĭn [key], 1893–1953, Russian film director. He used new techniques of film…Valadon, Suzanne
(Encyclopedia) Valadon, SuzanneValadon, Suzannesüzänˈ välädôNˈ [key], 1867–1938, French painter. After abandoning successful careers as an acrobat and as artist's model to many of the major…Janáček, Leoš
(Encyclopedia) Janáček, LeošJanáček, Leošlĕˈôsh yäˈnächĕk [key], 1854–1928, Czech composer, theorist, and collector of Slavic folk music. He studied in Prague and Leipzig and founded a music…Storm King Art Center
(Encyclopedia) Storm King Art Center, sculpture park and museum in Mountainville, N.Y., some 55 mi (89 km) north of New York City. Founded in 1960, it comprises 500 acres (202 hectares) of lawns,…Klinger, Friedrich Maximilian von
(Encyclopedia) Klinger, Friedrich Maximilian vonKlinger, Friedrich Maximilian vonfrēˈdrĭkh mäkˌsēmēˈlyän fən klĭngˈər [key], 1752–1831, German dramatist. A friend of the young Goethe, he was a…Truxtun, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Truxtun, Thomas, 1755–1822, American naval officer, b. near Hempstead, L.I., N.Y. In the American Revolution he won a name as a privateer, seizing many British prizes. Later he was a…Trending
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