(Encyclopedia) gold, metallic chemical element; symbol Au [Lat. aurum=shining dawn]; at. no. 79; at. wt. 196.96657; m.p. 1,064.43℃; b.p. 2,808℃; sp. gr. 19.32 at 20℃; valence +1 or +3.
Gold is very…
(Encyclopedia) Gauguin, PaulGauguin, Paulpôl gōgăNˈ [key], 1848–1903, French painter and woodcut artist, b. Paris; son of a journalist and a French-Peruvian mother.
Today Gauguin is recognized as a…
(Encyclopedia) palm, common name for members of the Palmae, a large family of chiefly tropical trees, shrubs, and vines. Most species are treelike, characterized by a crown of compound leaves, called…
U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Hong Kong Relations PEOPLEHong Kong's population has increased…
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U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations Defense U.S.-Mauritian Relations HISTORYWhile Arab and Malay sailors knew…
U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People Government and Political Conditions Economy Defense U.S.-Nigerien Relations PEOPLEConsiderable evidence indicates that about 600,000…
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Pre-Columbian civilization in the fertile, wooded…
U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Portuguese Relations HISTORYPortugal is one of the oldest states in…
U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Defense Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Qatari Relations PEOPLENatives of the Arabian…
