(Encyclopedia) Bouillon, Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte de Turenne, duc deBouillon, Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte de Turenne, duc deäNrēˈ [key]Agricola, Johann or Johannes də lä t&…
(Encyclopedia) Suso, HeinrichSuso, Heinrichhīnˈrĭkh z&oomacr;ˈzō [key], c.1295–1366, German mystic, a Dominican friar, also known as Henry Suso. While studying at Cologne he came under the…
The Milky Way, the galaxy containing our solar system, is about 100,000 light-years in diameter and about 10,000 light-years thick.
Aphelion: see Orbit.
Apogee: see Orbit…
See the interactive periodic table. Although some elements, such as gold and iron, have been known to humans since prehistoric times, it wasn't until the 17th century that the first scientific…
People in the NewsRecent ObituariesBiographies by Category Adams, Robert McCormick, Jr., American anthropologist Bandelier, Adolph Francis Alphonse, American anthropologist and historian Bastian,…
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WHERE DO COMPOSERS GET THEIR IDEAS? WHAT ARE THE PARTS OF A COMPOSITION? WHAT COMES FIRST—WORDS OR MUSIC? IS ALL MUSIC COMPOSED? MUSIC TECHNOLOGY SCOREFIND OUT MOREMost music is imagined first and…
This list covers just 75 of the most famous painters and sculptors. To find other artists, search in the encyclopedia.
Henri Matisse The Library of Congress Picture…
