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Book of the Dead

(Encyclopedia)Book of the Dead, term used to describe Egyptian funerary literature. The texts consist of charms, spells, and formulas for use by the deceased in the afterworld and contain many of the basic ideas of...

Richards, Thomas Addison

(Encyclopedia)Richards, Thomas Addison, 1820–1900, American landscape painter, illustrator, and author, b. London. He emigrated to the United States in 1831. Richards organized and was first director of the Schoo...

art song

(Encyclopedia)art song: see song.

International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War

(Encyclopedia)International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW), worldwide organization of medical groups dedicated to eliminating nuclear weapons and preventing nuclear war, est. 1980. Based in Ca...

EU (European Union)

(Encyclopedia)EU: see European Union.

United States National Science Foundation

(Encyclopedia)United States National Science Foundation: see National Science Foundation. ...

Arab Maghreb Union

(Encyclopedia)Arab Maghreb Union: see under Maghreb. ...

European Payments Union

(Encyclopedia)European Payments Union: see European Monetary Agreement. ...

Dome of the Rock

(Encyclopedia)Dome of the Rock: see Islamic art and architecture. ...

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

(Encyclopedia)Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, established in 1805, incorporated in 1806. It is supported by private endowment. The academy grew out of a proposal by Charles Willson Peale for an...