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Graf Spee

(Encyclopedia) Graf Spee, German battleship: see Spee, Maximilian, Graf von.

Metternich, Clemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar, Fürst von

(Encyclopedia) Metternich, Clemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar, Fürst vonMetternich, Clemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar, Fürst vonklāˈmĕns vĕnˈtsəl nāˈpōm&oobreve;k lōˈtär fürst fən mĕtˈərnĭkh [key], 1773–…

Opitz, Martin

(Encyclopedia) Opitz, MartinOpitz, Martinmärˈtĭn ōˈpĭts [key], 1597–1639, leader of the Silesian school of German poetry. His influence as poet, critic, and metrical reformer was widely recognized…

Berlin Philharmonic

(Encyclopedia) Berlin Philharmonic, orchestra, Berlin, Germany, founded 1882 by musicans who had left an ensemble led by Benjamin Bilse. The orchestra performs in the modernist Philharmonie concert…

DK Science: Heat Transfer

EVAPORATIONCONVECTIONCONDUCTIONRADIATIONFIND OUT MOREHeat energy can be transferred from one place to another by three main processes. In CONVECTION, heat energy is carried by the movement of…

Robert Dale OWEN, Congress, IN (1801-1877)

OWEN, Robert Dale, a Representative from Indiana; born in Glasgow, Scotland, November 7, 1801; studied under private teachers and attended the Emanuel von Fellenberg School at Hofwyl, near…

Notable Chess Players

Gary Kasparov See also Deep Blue, Chess Computer The Turk Wolfgang von Kempelen People in the News Recent Obituaries Related Links Biographies by Category Alekhine, Alexander,…