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Castello, Giovanni Battista

(Encyclopedia) Castello, Giovanni BattistaCastello, Giovanni Battistajōvänˈnē bät-tēsˈtä [key]Castello, Giovanni Battista kästĕlˈlō [key], c.1509–c.1569, Italian painter and architect; called Il…

Slash (Virgule)

Separates successive divisions in an extended date: fiscal year 1998/99.Represents per: 35 km/hr, 1,800 ft./sec.Means or between the words and and or: Take water skis and/or fishing equipment when…

Saul Zaentz

movie producerBorn: 2/28/1921Birthplace: Passaic, New Jersey Zaentz has a pretty good Oscar batting average. He has produced only eight movies since 1975 and three won the best picture Oscar: The…

Teens' Favorite Funny Books

Teen readers across the country vote for the best from the American Library Association Thwonk by Joan Bauer Related Links Teen Read Week from the ALA…

Origin of Athlete Nicknames

Do you have a nickname? How did you get it? Many athletes' nicknames have nothing to do with their sports. Nicolai “Old One Leg” Andrianov…

Scoring a Baseball Game

The Question: Why is "K" used to score strikes in baseball? The Answer: According to Total Baseball, The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Baseball,…

Moroni, Giovanni Battista

(Encyclopedia) Moroni, Giovanni BattistaMoroni, Giovanni Battistajōvänˈnē bät-tēˈstä mōrôˈnē [key], c.1524–1578, Italian portrait painter of the Brescian school; pupil of Il Moretto. Surpassing his…

Rinehart, Mary Roberts

(Encyclopedia) Rinehart, Mary RobertsRinehart, Mary Robertsrīnˈhärt [key], 1876–1958, American novelist, b. Pittsburgh. A graduate nurse, she married Dr. Stanley M. Rinehart in 1896. The first of her…

Al-Battani

(Encyclopedia) Al-BattaniAl-Battaniäl-bät-täˈnē [key] or AlbateniusAlbateniusălˌbətēˈnēəs [key], b. before 858, d. 929, Arab astronomer and mathematician. He is best known in astronomy for his…

Veeck, Bill

(Encyclopedia) Veeck, Bill (William Louis Veeck, Jr.), 1914–86, American baseball executive, b. Chicago. The son of an owner of the Chicago Cubs, Veeck began his executive career with the Milwaukee…