(Encyclopedia) La PlataLa Platalä pläˈtä [key], city (1991 pop. 640,344), capital of Buenos Aires prov., E central Argentina, 5 mi (8.1 km) inland from Ensenada, its port on the Río de la Plata. La…
(Encyclopedia) La Tour d'Auvergne, Théophile Malo Corret deLa Tour d'Auvergne, Théophile Malo Corret detāōfēlˈ mälōˈ kôrāˈ də lä t&oomacr;r dōvĕrˈnyə [key], 1743–1800, French soldier. Although an…
(Encyclopedia) SaratovSaratovsəräˈtəf [key], city (1991 est. pop. 910,000), capital of Saratov region, E European Russia, on the Volga River. It is a major industrial, transportation, and cultural…
(Encyclopedia) Ray or Wray, John, 1627–1705, English naturalist. He was extremely influential in laying the foundations of systematic biology. With his pupil Francis Willughby, he planned a complete…
(Encyclopedia) Coulomb, Charles Augustin deCoulomb, Charles Augustin dek&oomacr;ˈlŏm, k&oomacr;lŏmˈ, Fr. shärl ōgüstăNˈ də k&oomacr;lôNˈ [key], 1736–1806, French physicist. In 1789 he…
(Encyclopedia) Abel, Niels HenrikAbel, Niels Henriknēls hĕnˈrĭk äˈbəl [key], 1802–29, Norwegian mathematician. While a student at the Univ. of Christiania (Oslo) he did fundamental work on the…
(Encyclopedia) despotism, government by an absolute ruler unchecked by effective constitutional limits to his power. In Greek usage, a despot was ruler of a household and master of its slaves. The…
(Encyclopedia) FaunusFaunusfônˈəs [key], in Roman religion, woodland deity, protector of herds and crops. He was identified with the Greek Pan. His festival was observed on Dec. 5 with dancing and…
(Encyclopedia) Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab), physical science research center located near Batavia, Ill., est. 1968 as the National Accelerator Laboratory, renamed 1974 in honor…
